The people are handing over their last rouble to ‘public utilities’ and, what's more, they are paying in a timely manner: according the Ministry of Construction, Housing, and Utilities of the Russian Federation, the average collection rate is 94% of the population.
Народ отдает за "коммуналку" последние деньги, причем платит исправно, - по данным Минстроя РФ, средняя собираемость платежей с населения составляет 94%.