Local budget revenues to be increased by UAH 30 bln this year – President

The increase in local budget revenues in 2017 compared to 2016 will amount to more than 20%.

President Petro Poroshenko said this during a meeting with the heads of regional state administrations of four southern regions of Ukraine in Odesa, an Ukrinform correspondent reproted.

"We expect that local budget revenues in 2017 will be increased by UAH 30 billion," the Head of State said.

He stressed that this increase would cover mostly rural budgets due to the increase in minimum wage up to UAH 3,200.

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