MPs did not have enough votes to increase their salaries © UNIAN Rada has not supported the estimates for Parliament in 2017. Deputies of the Verkhovna Rada did not accept the estimates of Parliament for 2017, which was supposed to increase salaries of MPs almost 26 thousand hryvnias. The corresponding decree №5573 received the required number of votes (226 – approx.ed.) therefore, is rejected, writes UNIAN. In turn, the speaker of Parliament Andriy Parubiy has said he believes “raising wages […]

What will happen to the hryvnia, salaries, retirement age and the loan from the IMF. Answers from Groisman © UNIAN The Prime Minister assures that the NBU will keep the hryvnia from further fall. The current instability of the hryvnia on the foreign exchange market is a seasonal phenomenon and the national Bank has the resources to keep the national currency from further fall. Meanwhile, more Ukrainians will bring jobs and higher wages. A key objective of the future pension […]

Scandalous purchase of medicines. Crown Agents told me that he spent the money of the Ministry of health © Getty Images The company responded to all the accusations, in particular about the use of the Ukrainian deposits. Company Crown Agents, which has won the tender of the Ministry of health for the purchase of medicines and drugs, said in a letter to TSN.ia, where had spent the Ukrainian money was allocated from the budgets of 2015 and 2016 years. So, […]

Ukraine’s economy has fallen in the global ranking of innovation Bloomberg. Infographics © Getty Images Only the top 50 positions of Ukraine on the 42nd place. In the ranking of the 2017 countries with the most innovative economy Ukraine ranked 42nd place, down one position compared to the previous year. It was reported by Bloomberg in the article “These Are the World’s Most Innovative Economies”. This year, in the first place invariably South Korea, Sweden rose to second place, third […]

In the Ministry of Infrastructure estimated losses from the ban on the transit of Ukrainian goods through Russian territory © UNIAN Ukraine has not imposed any restrictions on the transit of Russian consumer goods. Year restrictions transit of Ukrainian goods through Russian territory caused Ukraine losses of one billion dollars. About it on air “Gromadsky TV” said the Deputy Minister of infrastructure on European integration Viktor Dovgan. “The situation is really complicated. Losses due to restrictions of transit through the […]