Ukraine’s 2016 state budget may be amended further on — PM
KYIV, December 25. /TASS/. Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said on Friday he does not rule out the country’s state budget for 2016 might be further amended.
KYIV, December 25. /TASS/. Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said on Friday he does not rule out the country’s state budget for 2016 might be further amended.
MOSCOW, December 25. /TASS/. Ukrainian troops on Friday reportedly fired about 240 mines at the village of Kominternovo in the buffer zone in Donbas, a source in law enforcement agencies of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) told the Donetsk News Agency.
The budget was passed after an acrimonious all-night debate and was finally approved by 263 lawmakers, about 40 more than the minimum required number.
The main Russian-terrorist forces have left Kominternove near Mariupol, Donetsk region, although a small number of militants is still in the village hiding in the houses of local residents.
Technical mission of the International Monetary Fund, which plans to work in Ukraine for two weeks, is planned to arrive in Ukraine on January 20, 2016 for cooperation on customs issues with the state fiscal service.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Friday that his government is imposing a moratorium on the repayment of a $3 billion loan due to Russian Federation this weekend. “Till our proposals on restructuring are adopted or till the relevant judgment is delivered”, Yatsenyuk added.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – On Thursday, the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture published a blacklist of 83 cultural figures, whom Kyiv believes “create a threat to national security.” While most in the list are Russian performers, the list also includes the US new metal band Limp Bizkit’s lead Fred Durst and US boxer Roy Jones, Jr. (More …)
Kyiv: Ukraine’s parliament approved a budget for 2016 on Friday, a key condition to secure the next tranche of financial aid under a $17.5 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan package as the embattled country teeters close to bankruptcy.