KIEV, Oct. 14 – Utility service tariff cuts in Kiev will be in effect from November 1, 2009 until May 2010, and tariffs that were increased in previous months will not be recalculated, according to Kiev Mayor Leonid Chernovetsky.

"The tariffs will be cut from November 1, 2009 and they will be in effect until May 2010, according to a memorandum signed by Naftogaz Ukrayiny, Kyivenergo and Kiev City State Administration," the mayor said at a press conference.