PM Groysman: UAH 26 billion allocated for road repairs

UAH 26 billion will be allocated for road repairs this year.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said this at the Cabinet’s meeting, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

"UAH 26 billion is the amount of state support for the modernization of roads and creation of new jobs," Groysman said.

The Prime Minister emphasized that the lion's share of the money, UAH 21 billion, would come from the local budgets. UAH 3 billion will be allocated from the Road Fund, UAH 2.5 billion will be allocated from the state budget.

Groysman also reminded about the criminal liability for embezzlement or ineffective use of these funds.

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