Govt to allocate UAH 56 bln for road construction next year - Groysman

The Ukrainian government will allocate UAH 56 billion for the construction and reconstruction of roads in 2019, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman has said.

He said this at a Cabinet of Ministers meeting on Wednesday, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

"This year we allocated an unprecedented 47 billion hryvnias. Next year we will allocate 56 billion hryvnias for road construction in the country," Groysman said.

He recalled that UAH 11 billion was allocated for local roads this year and UAH 17 billion would be allocated for this purpose next year.

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