Poroshenko has signed the law on repayment of wage arrears to miners

The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has signed a law that will give the opportunity to repay debts for wages miners, notified on the Internet representation of the President's administration on Tuesday.

first independent trade Union of miners of Ukraine reported that the miners from several mines from Kiev-controlled parts of Donetsk region declared a strike because of unpaid salaries. Most of them then came to Kyiv to hold demonstrations of disagreement. Miners also told About his intention in April to hold a national Congress at which it is proposed to invite the country's top leadership. Minister of energy of Ukraine Volodymyr Demchyshyn stated before that the authorities hope until may to repay the arrears of wages of miners. Ukraine's Parliament last week made the proper adjustments to the legislative act Of the 2015 budget.

"the Manager has signed the law" On introducing changes to the annexes to the law of Ukraine "On State budget of Ukraine for 2015" on the state support of the coal industry ", which will give the opportunity to provide timely payment of wages to miners ", - is informed in the report.

As stated in the document, the law provides for the recovery of the expenses of the Ministry on the budget program in the amount of 400 million hryvnias (about 16, 6 million USD) by reallocating funds. To raise funds budget program became possible due to the termination of payment of the restructuring of the plants of the coal industry caught in the area of conducting special operations.

first independent trade Union of miners of Ukraine reported that the miners from several mines from Kiev-controlled parts of Donetsk region declared a strike because of unpaid salaries. Most of them then came to Kyiv to hold demonstrations of disagreement. Miners also told About his intention in April to hold a national Congress at which it is proposed to invite the country's top leadership. Minister of energy of Ukraine Volodymyr Demchyshyn stated before that the authorities hope until may to repay the arrears of wages of miners.


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