Government to send to Parliament four bills enabling increase in pension payments

The Cabinet of Ministers has agreed on draft laws that will allow raising pension payments to Ukrainian citizens starting from October 1.

The relevant decision was taken at a government meeting on Wednesday, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

"These are the draft laws that will lead to equity in the pension system and raising of pensions for 9 million pensioners from October 1,” Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman said.

He also added that today the bills will be sent to the Verkhovna Rada for consideration.

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