Speaker Parubiy signs law on state budget 2019

Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Andriy Parubiy has signed the Law "On the State Budget of Ukraine for 2019".

“I have signed the Law “On the State Budget of Ukraine for 2019.” We adopted it in compliance with all the requirements - by December 1. This guarantees us the macro-financial assistance from our international partners. This is the budget for development and growth! And the main thing is that this is the budget for strengthening the defense and security of Ukraine," Parubiy wrote on Twitter.

On November 23, the Verkhovna Rada adopted the bill on Ukraine's state budget for 2019.

The document stipulates that GDP growth will amount to 3% in 2019, with inflation projected at 7.4%. The minimum wage will increase to UAH 4,172 from January 1, 2019, and the living wage will grow to UAH 1,936 from July 1, 2019 and to UAH 2,027 from December 1, 2019.

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