Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman ordered specialized parliamentary committees to begin meeting with the government regarding the possibility of indexation of pensions and wages.

currently Ukraine in fact is on the verge of default. According to the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, in January 2015 the average salary in the country amounted to 3 455 thousand hryvnia (about $ 160). This is one of the lowest figures in the EU. The pace of GDP decline is determined currently by the national Bank of Ukraine at the level of 7, 5%, inflation - 34, 5%. A number of factions of the parliamentary coalition has made many proposals to index wages and pensions to Ukrainian citizens, despite the difficult economic situation in the country.

"The issue of indexation of pensions and salaries is crucial for people.

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