Parliament fails to approve amendments to Budget Code on healthcare reform

The Verkhovna Rada has not passed at first reading a government’s draft law on amendments to the Budget Code of Ukraine in the scope of healthcare reform.

Only 163 MPs supported the document at the parliamentary meeting on Thursday, with the required minimum being 226 votes, an Ukrinform correspondent reported.

An alternative bill, submitted by MP Oleh Musiy, was supported by 48 MPs.

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