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Groisman: Our next challenge is to change pension system
21.03.2017 19:07 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
As of yesterday, while speaking within the fifth meeting of the Regional Development Council (chaired by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko), Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groisman said the Government is committed to take further measures for the implementation of the social contract as well as to focus on the pension system reform within 2017, Government Portal reports.
As to the report, Groisman admitted that within
the first days the Government had assumed office it had faced a serious challenge to stabilize the economy, to speed up the economic growth and to improve the situation in the country.
As to him, the analysis of the country 2016 activities demonstrates a positive trend of gradual economic upturn, in particular a 2.2% GDP growth being almost 5% in the 4th quarter.
Another progress was the Government had adopted a decision to increase twofold the minimum wage in 2016.
Thus, as to him, there had been taken initial steps towards proper evaluation of work of Ukrainian doctors, teachers, boosted support for Ukrainian soldiers - thereby having met the requirements of the social contract.
As to Groisman, the Government had applied all mechanisms to ensure the economic growth, however it was jeopardized through the energy blockade.
«We have achieved a twofold rise of the minimum pay and we are committed to prolong our work to implement our social contract. The next challenge for us is to change the pension system. It is extremely unfair for Ukrainian citizens to live in poverty, especially when retired, it is unfair that Ukrainian citizens lag behind our neighbors in European countries living a shorter life by 7 years, it’s unfair that Ukrainians drive along destroyed roads,» Groisman underlined.
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