Russians Overpaid 103B RUB on Utilities, FAS Finds
The Federal Anti-Corruption Agency (FAS) identified unjustified overpayments by Russians for housing and communal services amounting to nearly 103 billion rubles in the 2023-2025 period.
Consensus
- Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS), in collaboration with the Moscow 24 media outlet, reported that Russians overpaid nearly 103 billion rubles on housing and utilities between 2023 and the end of 2025.
- The largest overpayments in 2025 were recorded in electricity (25.22 billion rubles), waste management (11.82 billion rubles), and heat supply (10.85 billion rubles).
- Experts identified inflated apartment area and unauthorized utility usage as common causes of overpayment.
- FAS stated that overpaid funds are returned through reduced or stabilized tariffs in current and future periods.
- The State Duma's leader of LDPR, Leonid Slutsky, called for a mechanism to return all overpaid funds 'to the last kopeck' and proposed extending it to all violations from 2023 to 2025.
- In March 2026, lawmakers sent a request to FAS for detailed data on overpayments by region, service type, and recipient, but FAS did not provide this information.
Points of divergence
- In the third quarter of 2026, Russians used ATMs more often to deposit cash than to withdraw it, with 70% of operations being deposits and 30% withdrawals by count, and 57% by total amount. — vesti
- Average withdrawal amount via ATMs dropped to 23,704 rubles in Q3 2026 from 36,708 rubles in Q3 2025, while average deposit amount rose to 13,793 rubles from 10,465 rubles. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Expert Bondar explained how to identify 'extra' services in utility bills — Москва 24
- Research: Russians use ATMs more often for cash deposits — Вести
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