Amendments to State budget-2017 to ensure solution of urgent social issues

Amendments to State budget-2017 to ensure solution of urgent social issues

The law on amendments to the State budget of Ukraine for 2017, which will solve the most urgent social issues, was signed by President Petro Poroshenko.

This was informed by the press service of the President.

It is noted that "the document is also aimed at the effective and targeted use of the budget funds in 2017 by redistributing budget allocations amendments

within the approved total expenditures and providing loans."

In particular, the law provides for an increase in expenditures for the provision of privileges and housing subsidies to the population for the payment of housing and communal services, a subvention for the implementation of measures for the socio-economic development of certain territories, a medical subvention for ensuring timely payment of wages to employees of health facilities.

The law takes effect from the day following the day it is published.