The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has approved the changes to the 2015 budget proposed by the Cabinet of Ministers. 273 MPs voted for draft law No 2147, the press-office of the CMU reports.
Prime-Minister of Ukraine Arseny Yatseniuk expressed his gratitude to the MPs for their efforts applied to discussion on changes to the budget, which proved effective.
He said that the summary of discussions held in relation to the budget shows that government has taken into account a series of proposals by parliamentarians. In particular, it is expected that 300 million hryvnias will be spent on housing to provide homes to the ATO participants.
Arseny Yatseniuk added that extra 3 billion hryvnias are being disbursed to help the people temporary displaced.
12.5 billion hryvnias will be additionally used for subsidies to cover expenses of low-income families.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, 272 parliamentarians, has adopted draft law No 2147 with regard to conclusions made by the ad hoc committee and proposals announced by Prime-Minister Arseny Yatseniuk.
