Ukraine ups gas price ceiling for industry 30 pct

KIEV, Dec 25 (Reuters) - Ukraine's government said on Tuesday it had raised the gas price ceiling for industrial consumers by 30 percent for next year to $185 per 1,000 cubic metres (tcm).

The news follows an agreement signed with Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom (GAZP.MM), under which the price Ukraine pays next year for imports will rise to $179.50 per tcm from $130. (Reporting by Pavel Polityuk; writing by Maria Kiselyova; editing by Douglas Busvine)