The government laid the hryvnia exchange Rate to changes in the budget for the current year at the level of 21, 7 hryvnia per dollar, said at a press conference on the first day of the week the Minister of Finance of Ukraine Natalie Jaresko.

last Saturday, Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk said that the average Rate is budgeted at the level of 21 per dollar.

"The hryvnia laid Usually 21, 7," said the Finance Minister.

The Cabinet last Saturday blesed changes in the state budget for the current year and promised on the first day of the week to send them for approval to the Parliament.

According to Yatsenyuk on the first day of the weekend, the Government in the framework of the changes in budget forecasts inflation at 26%, the average annual exchange Rate in 21 hryvnia per dollar, the increase in cash receipt budget of 22 billion hryvnia (about 850 million USD at current official rate), the allocation of 12, 5 billion UAH (482 million) for the provision of benefits and subsidies in the form of compensation for rising prices. The forecast drop in GDP revised up to 5, 5%.

in addition, the Government decided to establish a reserve Fund of natural gas and fuel oil in the amount of 1 billion dollars in loans under government guarantees.

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