From the Orel region recovered post 6 million rubles for preferential travel

In the period from July 1 to November 30, 2025, the entrepreneur carried out transportation at regulated tariffs on route No. 34 in Orel on the basis of a municipal contract. At the same time, it granted the right of preferential travel to certain categories of citizens on the terms of the Unified Social Travel Ticket. For the transportation of beneficiaries, the carrier is entitled to compensation from the budget of the Orel region, but the agreement on the provision of subsidies last year between the parties was not concluded. The reason is disagreement on the amount of compensation.

The entrepreneur calculated the amount of lost income based on the number of trips of beneficiaries (according to reports of JSC RIC of the Orel region) and current tariffs (29 rubles for non-cash payment, 32 rubles for cash), minus the funds already received from the sale of travel tickets. The total amount was 5 912 547.20 rubles. The Department of Road Management, Transport and Implementation of State Construction Programs of the Orel Region refused to pay. Then the carrier appealed to the Arbitration Court of the region.

Servants of Themis pointed out that the absence of a concluded subsidy agreement does not relieve the public education from the obligation to compensate for the lost income of the carrier. Moreover, earlier the Orel regional court declared invalid paragraph 20 of the order of granting subsidies, which limited the amount of compensation. Individual entrepreneur Yana Moskalenko was one of the administrative plaintiffs in the case. The court also noted that the exhaustion of the limits of budgetary obligations is not a reason for refusal to pay – it obliges the budget manager to change the limits and provide funds for the next year.

As a result, from the Orel region at the expense of the treasury in favor of the entrepreneur recovered 5,912,547.20 rubles and 202,376 rubles of court costs on state duty. By the way, the decision can be appealed within a month.