Businessmen complain about expensive logistics

Domestic industrialists are sounding the alarm over rising tariffs for the services of state monopolies such as Ukrzaliznytsia and energy suppliers, LANDLORD reports. They warn that further increases in the cost of logistics and utilities will lead to a drop in production, loss of exports, and massive layoffs.
“Logistics remains too expensive. The increase in transportation tariffs and coal imports due to the shutdown of the Pokrovsk mine further increase costs. We, as the last link in the chain, have to absorb these costs because we cannot influence pricing on the global market,” said one business representative.
The business community warns that most of these problems are systemic and will not disappear after the war ends. Failure to take immediate action by the government could lead to long-term negative consequences for the country’s economy.
If the government does not take action, Ukrainian industry may face a large-scale crisis. Rising costs will make production uncompetitive, leading to job losses and reduced export potential.