11 Nov 2026 | 11:29

In Grodno, a utility company overcharged for tree planting.

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The KGB identified violations.

During the inspection of the housing and communal facility, facts of overcharging for tree planting and excessive costs were reported by BELTA to the KGB of the Grodno region.

The Grodno region State Control Committee established overcharges in terms of volumes and costs of works performed during the inspection of the Grodno housing and communal facility enterprise.

What violations were identified

  • When planting trees in the regional center, inflated rates were applied, resulting in an excessive receipt of 90,000 rubles from the budget.
  • At another site, unreasonable travel expenses for workers (over 70,000 rubles) were included in the price of the works, and excessive costs for transporting soil over a distance of 130 km instead of the actual not more than 25 km (the amount of overcharging - 75,000 rubles).

What threatens the violators

As a result of the control measures, the amounts of overcharges with interest for the misuse of funds were returned to the budget and the state customer. More than 250,000 rubles was returned to the budget and the state customer.

The guilty parties will be held liable.

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