The Government has planned in
the draft Budget for 2017 a 10% increase of social standards and expenditure
along priority areas, and is prepared to enhance this funding when it complies
with the level of economic growth demonstrated by the country. This was stated
by Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman in his opening statement at the
Government session on Tuesday.
"We will ensure the
enhancement of welfare standards. Yet by planned 10%, but we promise to use
every opportunity to raise the standards as we did, for instance, this
year", noted Volodymyr Groysman.
He highlighted that it had
been planned to improve social standards by 5% in December, but the Government
had managed to provide a 10% increase starting December 1.
The Government will ensure a
growing tendency along all priorities determined in the draft Budget for 2017,
said the Prime Minister, in particular increased funding for national security
and defense, repair and reconstruction of roads, support of Ukrainian
farmers.
There have also been envisaged
higher wages to teachers, doctors, funding for the provision of citizens with
medicines. In addition, decentralization process has been preserved –
"this means that local budgets will have funds at their disposal",
stressed Volodymyr Groysman.
"We are to lay in the
budget what the current situation affords, but all the rest will depend on
economic growth," he said.
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