The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said about the increase From 12 to 24 billion UAH support costs of low-income families due to the increase of tariffs for services of housing, said the press service of the Ukrainian head on Thursday.

From 1 April in Ukraine increased tariffs not only on the gas, light and heat, but also on the hot and cold water. In addition, the national Commission of Ukraine, carrying out state regulation in the field of energy and utilities, due to the increase in the cost of electricity decided From may 1 to increase water rates for residents in size from 4 to 100%.

"From 12 to 24 billion increasing spending from the budget to support those families who couldn't afford fresh rates ", - quotes the press service of the word Poroshenko, who is on a working trip to Ternopil region.

It is noted that the new system should help Ukrainians to hold out, will be held as long as the reform and rebalance the financial system of the country and ensured its economic recovery in 2016.

Ukraine is now in fact remains on the brink of default. In the country increases the unemployment rate, national currency per one year fell more than 3 times. In the end, according to the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, in January 2015, the average salary in the country amounted 3455 USD, or About 160 dollars. This is one of the lowest in the EU.

About 70% of the population of Ukraine in the process sociologicheskogo research told about life satisfaction, noting that the events in the country are developing in the wrong direction." Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk said that in 2015, the country faces the challenge to survive, " it will be hard to absolutely all social strata ".

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