The Ukrainian party Opposition bloc " appealed to the Prosecutor General's office regarding the investigation salary arrears citizens in the amount of 2, 436 billion UAH (over 135 million dollars), said the people's choice faction Natalia Korolevska.

"The opposition bloc" today (Friday) appealed to the General Prosecutor's office urgently to conduct the proceedings and to investigate and punish the perpetrators who have committed today in the country of wage arrears on January 1, 2015 in the amount of 2, 436 billion UAH. We took the official data from the accounting chamber of Ukraine, where all these amounts are officially recorded. For the first time in the last 10 years, the debt to teachers, doctors, employees of budgetary sphere is 1, 675 billion UAH 93 million dollars), " Korolevska said at a press conference in Parliament.

She also said that the authorities have stopped the payment of the salary of a significant part of public sector employees. Royal stressed that this situation arose on the background of the unprecedented price rise and the dollar, deterioration of the quality of life of residents." They (the people) just don't pay earned money. This is the situation We consider unacceptable. We require that the chief Prosecutor's office of emergency figured out on this fact, " said Royal.

in her expressions, another major problem in the social sphere is non-payment of wages to the miners, which, According to the Deputy, was not in the last 20 years. According to the Royal, payable to miners approaching five hundred million (about $ 28 million). Because of this, "the Opposition bloc" demands from the Ministry of energy and coal industry to understand the current situation, and the government to hold a special meeting on this issue.

Now 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. Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk said that in 2015, the country faces the challenge to survive, it will be difficult to absolutely all social strata. According to the head of the national Bank of Ukraine Valeria Gontareva, last year the country's GDP decreased by 7, 5%, inflation was 21%, the hryvnia depreciated by half. The Ministry of Finance of Ukraine has developed austerity measures, which included the freezing of salaries and pensions, the abolition of scholarships and free medical care, and paid training in the senior classes.

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