Ukraine cuts deputies’ salaries

They will now get a monthly pay of 6,500 hryvnias ($540) against the previous 17,000 ($1,400), said Yatsenyuk....
 
Ukraine parliament cut salaries of higher-ups, deputies and cabinet ministers on Thursday, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said on Thursday.

Amendments to the state budget and tax code stripped high-ranking officials of 10,000 hryvnias each ($830). They will now get a monthly pay of 6,500 hryvnias ($540) against the previous 17,000 ($1,400), said Yatsenyuk.


This will channel an additional 400 million hryvnias, or $33 million, to the state budget.

• Prime Minister expressed confidence the bill on the reform of gas transportation system sent to repeated second reading on Thursday will be adopted by the current Verkhovna Rada convocation.

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31/7/14
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