KYIV, July 4 – After the government's decision to reduce the base dividend payment ratio from 95% to 30%, Naftogaz received approximately UAH 8.5 billion, which it will use to purchase gas for the 2022/2023 heating season, head of the company Yuriy Vitrenko has said.

Yesterday, the government decided to reduce the basic rate of payment of dividends from 95% to 30% ... The difference between 95% and 30%, which is about UAH 8.5 billion, according to the decision of the government, will be aimed at importing natural gas for sustainable heating season," Vitrenko wrote on his Facebook on Saturday.