Activists of the " financial " Maidan, before declaring intention to break tent camping in the square near the Parliament And to stay for the night, decided to leave, informs.
" No, to sleep under the Verkhovna Rada We are not going, but will leave here on our stage, " said one of the active participants.
first of protesters blocked the roads adjacent to the Parliament building in protest against austerity measures, the planned budget of Ukraine in 2015.
" They asked us to give them (the deputies ) the delay until February, but We disagree. We will observe them. And if they will not defend our desires, then We will go under the walls Happy, " added the protesters.
first it was rumored that a little thousand protesters gathered near the building of the Verkhovna Rada in Kyiv, under the flags of Freedom party and trade Union organizations.
The activists had planned to break tent camping near the houses of Parliament And to stay overnight.
The Ukrainian Parliament on December 23, heard of commissioners of the Cabinet, which showed the draft of the main financial document of Ukraine in 2015. According to media reports, the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine has developed austerity measures, which include wage freeze, a reduction of pensions, the abolition of scholarships And free medical care, the introduction of tuition fees in the senior classes.
Ukraine is in a difficult political crisis, which affects its economy And the public sector, in fact the country is on the verge of default. The Ukrainian authorities want to improve the situation of foreign borrowing. For 2014, Ukraine received cash assistance from international financial institutions And partner countries.
The Cabinet has calculated a budget of Ukraine for the year 2015 based on 17 dollars for hryvnia. The external debt by 2015 according to the calculations of the Ministry of Finance of the country, can reach 68, 3% of GDP.
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