Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk expressed dissatisfaction with the state of Affairs in the energy sector of Ukraine.

"Today I had a meeting on energy, the Ministry of energy for the sixth time requests to extend the state of emergency in the energy sector. I am extremely angry with what is happening in the energy sector. I see that the extension of a state of emergency displays the current status of the energy sector. 2, 5 billion (UAH) is already non-payment, a mess in the calculation of the power industry, coal again, as always, no, " Yatsenyuk said at a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday.

The Prime Minister added that the government Wednesday to extend for another month state of emergency in the energy sector.

at the same time Yatsenyuk ordered the Ministry of energy to take steps that will allow you to lift the state of emergency in the energy sector.

Ukraine after the coup 2014 is in severe economic and political crisis, aggravated by the armed conflict in the Donbass. The country is on the verge of default and needs no external borrowings. Power within the economy has taken a number of unpopular measures: freeze wages and pensions, cut some social programs have increased the tax burden on businesses and Residents while increasing defense spending.

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