Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman said that the data show a threefold increase in the salaries of the deputies is not true.

before the people's Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of the previous convocation, member of the political Council of the party "Batkivshchyna" Andriy Pavlovsky said that the deputies of the current convocation since April, increased wages tripled. The Agency "UKRINFORM" referring to a member of the Department on problems of regulation and organization of work of the Ukrainian Parliament Dmitry Shlemko informed that the people's deputies April raised wages to 17, 5 thousand hryvnia (about $ 760).

"Today, social networks have spread the rumor that the salary of the deputies rose as much as 3 times. I wish to state officially that no increase was and I, as the head of the Verkhovna Rada, no decision to increase the salaries of deputies, where he currently lives country, will not sign. I want to draw the attention of those who spread these unverified information - do not invent what is not there, " wrote Groisman.

The main financial document of the country is developed, based on the pessimistic forecast of Ministry of economic development, which implies a fall in GDP of Ukraine in 2015 on 4, 3% inflation in 13, 1%.

in the state budget for 2015, the subsistence level remained at the same level - 1176 UAH (about $ 49), from December 1 this figure increased to 1330 UAH (about $ 55). The salary also will remain without change and will be 1218 hryvnia ($50). The increase is scheduled only once per year - at the beginning of winter until 1378 hryvnia ($57). The minimum pension in 2015 will grow by only 10 UAH and will be 959 USD, or $ 39.

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