The lack of tax changes can cause additional lack of the state budget of Ukraine, 2016 in the amount of 68 billion hryvnia (about 3 billion) and bring the country out of the reform program key creditor - the international monetary Fund (IMF), warned the head of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine Natalie Jaresko at the meeting of the Ukrainian-American business Council on the first day of the week.

According to the agreements with the IMF during the extended payment program, Kiev is obliged to reduce the budget for the subsequent year with a deficit not greater than 3, 7% of GDP. Before Jaresko said on the need for discussion on which budget items will be reduced on funding.

"If we leave the situation as is, won't change anything, we will be obliged to find additional 68 billion hryvnias to cover budget deficit

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