KIEV, March 31 – Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers at a meeting on Wednesday postponed Naftogaz Ukrayiny's mandate to raise the price of gas it sells to households and heating supply companies.

"The decision to establish new gas prices for households and heating supply companies was postponed until May 1," the government reported.

The cabinet also published resolution No. 234 amending resolution No. 758 dated October 1, 2015 on the approval of the authorization of natural gas market players to secure the public interests in the functioning of the natural gas market (relations for the transition period).