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Prime Minister counts on Rada to consolidate to adopt 2017 Budget
30.11.2016 11:36 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
As of yesterday, while visiting the State-owned company Antonov, Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groisman has said he hopes that the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) will consolidate around the adoption of the 2017 Budget and approve that in the coming weeks, Government Portal reports.
As to the report, Groisman noted that the Government had started the budget process timely, on Sept 15.
«Now the budget is in Parliament. We are planning during the following plenary weeks to consider this issue. I count on the Ukrainian Parliament’s unity as this budget is a budget of development, consolidation, and actually contains an increase of social standards for the citizens,» he admitted.
As to the report, the PM noted that among the principal indicators envisaged for 2017 is a twofold raising of the minimum wage up to UAH3,200. Hence, the wages of teachers and doctors will boost by about 30%. The economy performance is forecast to improve by 3%.
Reportedly, among the determined priorities contained in the budget are preserving of decentralization process, large-scale construction of roads, support for the agricultural sector, in particular livestock breeding, horticulture, berry farming, thereby «enabling to maintain stable market prices and ensure greater competitiveness,» Groisman emphasized.
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