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Pensions of 1 million Ukrainians to be increased from July 1, Deputy Prime Minister Rozenko says Deputy Prime Minister Pavlo Rosenko says those pensioners who receive subsistence rate-based payments will have their pensions increased from July 1. 25 686 88 Economics 
Wage floor in Ukraine to be increased up to 4,200 hryvnia by end of year, - Deputy PM Rozenko Ukraine’s government plans to raise the minimum wage by the end of the year. 73 246 393 Economics 
Cabinet upholds Governor Zhebrivskyi’s resignation Ukrainian government approved draft presidential decree on resignation of Pavlo Zhebrivskyi from the post of the chief of the Donetsk regional military and civilian administration. 11 650 35 Incidents 
Pension Fund finished reviewing pensions of retired military, vice prime minister says Ukraine’s Pension Fund has completed the recalculation of pension payments of 544,000 retired military personnel. 11 227 42 Ukrainian Politics 
Minimum wage may be raised up to 4,100 hryvnia by end of Q1, Deputy PM Rozenko says The Ukrainian government may increase the minimum wage up to 4,100 hryvnia (about $150) by the end of Q1 2018. 62 821 325 Economics 
Deputy PM Rozenko expects wage floor to be raised as early as in 2018 Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister Pavlo Rozenko says that the next increase in the minimum wage is scheduled for 2018. 37 781 194 Ukrainian Politics 
Ukraine’s government seeks raising pensions of persons with long employment service, Deputy PM Rozenko says Ukrainian government develops a mechanism to increase pensions to those who have a long labor experience. 19 057 156 Ukrainian Politics 
Cabinet increasing minimum pension to 1,452 hryvnia, - Vice PM Rozenko Effective Oct. 1, a minimum monthly pension will be increased up to 1,452 hryvnia ($55), not 1,373 hryvnia, as planned earlier. 64 988 359 Economics Budget income above target by 42 billion in seven months due to reforms, - Deputy PM Rozenko Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Pavlo Rozenko announced that the state budget has topped its planned target by 42 billion hryvnia ($1.63 billion) over seven months of 2017. 20 959 189 Ukrainian Politics 
Large-scale cyberattack in Ukraine: Cabinet of Ministers computer system affected, - Deputy PM Rozenko. PHOTO Ukraine government's computers stopped operating. Chances are they have been affected by June 27 cyberattack upon Ukraine. 67 884 205 Previously in trend: Cyberattack upon Ukraine 
Benefits monetization to be launched in a week, about 1.5 million Ukrainian families to receive payments, Deputy PM Rozenko says The Ministry of Finance and Social Policy of Ukraine has only a week to submit and implement procedure allowing the people to receive the monetized part of the saved benefits. The local authorities should implement this resolution. 37 113 109 Ukrainian Politics Monetization of subsidies will complicate granting procedure significantly, - Minister Rozenko The cash payment of allocated public subsidies will trigger extra difficulties in terms of their provision. 48 113 162 Ukrainian Politics 
All pension taxes paid by retirees should be taken into account upon retirement, deputy prime minister says Vice-Prime Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Rozenko says that pension accounting should include all contributions by each person to the Pension Fund, not only those made after 2000. 64 203 128 Previously in trend: Pension Reform Donbas blockade may entail growth of tariffs, - Vice Premier Rozenko Further blocking of coal supplies from the Donbas occupied territories may lead to an increase in utility tariffs for housing and communal services as well as to an economic downturn. 88 974 668 Previously in trend: Rates for housing services and utilities Blockade of "DPR/LPR" 
No retirement age increase expected in Ukraine, Deputy Prime Minister Rozenko says The pension reform the government scheduled to implement this year does not stipulate for raising the retirement age, while the IMF does not insist on it either. 24 862 145 Economics No reason for increase in utility rates, Vice Prime Minister Rozenko says As of today, there are no reasons to increase utility rates for the population (gas, electricity) in 2017. 44 470 195 Previously in trend: Rates for housing services and utilities 
Social standards to increase faster than inflation in 2017, - Rozenko The government predicts that social standards will grow faster in 2017 than inflation. 11 251 60 Ukrainian Politics 
PM Hroisman establishes taskforces to monitor minimum wage raise One of the Ukrainian government’s key tasks in 2017 is to increase the salaries of Ukrainians. 47 396 218 Ukrainian Politics "Rich will pay full, market gas price," – Vice Prime Minister Rozenko The state will not supply enterprises owned by the oligarchs with gas at a reduced price. 50 949 208 Economics 
"Increase in living wage will cover everyone," - Vice PM Rozenko Salaries in Ukraine will be increased across all types of wage groups. 70 896 123 Ukrainian Politics 
Kyiv’s utility provider suspends issuing heating bills over wrong rates, - Vice Prime Minister Rozenko Rozenko expects Kyivenerho PJSC to recalculate the utility cost and provide the citizens with correct heating bills in the near future. 68 961 216 Economics 
Court orders Pension Fund to resume pension payment to Azarov, - Ukraine’s vice PM. DOCUMENT (in Ukrainian) The Pension Fund has filed an appeal against the court's decision on the resumption of the retirement benefit payment to ex-Prime Minister of Ukraine of Yanukovych tenure Mykola Azarov. 41 597 204 Incidents 
Ukraine to see minimum pension raised by 10 percent Dec. 1, - Rozenko A 10 percent increase in the minimum pension is scheduled for Dec. 1, 2016. 61 903 259 Ukrainian Politics 
Moscow clearly indicated place and role of Crimea in Russian history, - Deputy PM Rozenko With its decision to change the status of the occupied Crimean peninsula, the Russian Federation clearly showed the place and role of Crimea in the Russian history. 97 411 231 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas 
Taxation of pensions cancelled in Ukraine starting July 1, - Vice PM Rozenko Starting from July 1, taxation of pension payments has been canceled in Ukraine. 46 128 124 Ukrainian Politics "Ukraine will not finance terrorism and pay pensions to militants who fire at our guys," - Vice Prime Minister Rozenko on social payments at occupied territories Ukraine will be able to fulfill all of its social obligations to people who remain in temporarily occupied territories after full implementation of the Minsk agreements. 38 269 214 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas 
Rozenko: "Rejection of Russian gas does not mean return to firewood" Within three to five years, Ukraine will become an energy-independent country and finally jump off Russia's gas needle. 32 169 169 Economics Government will not propose retirement age increase in Ukraine, vice prime minister says The task of the Ukrainian government in the negotiations with the International Monetary Fund is to show that there are alternative solutions. 17 689 132 Ukrainian Politics SBU suspended social benefit payments to 450,000 "pension tourists", Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister says The Security Service of Ukraine has identified about 450,000 people illegally applying for social payments from the state budget as they actually live in the temporarily occupied territories. 41 400 90 Ukrainian Politics Retirement age issue removed from agenda, - Rozenko The issue of raising the retirement age has been removed from the agenda of negotiations with the International Monetary Fund, according to Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Rozenko. 72 805 111 Previously in trend: Pension Reform Pensions of up to 350,000 Ukrainians to be exempted from taxes, vice prime minister says Tax exemption of pensions stipulated by the government’s decision from May 1 will be applied to about 350,000 Ukrainian citizens. 48 661 70 Ukrainian Politics Ukraine’s Government and IMF to develop general strategy for reforming country’s pension system, Vice Prime Minister Rozenko says Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Rozenko met with representatives of the IMF mission headed by Ron van Roden. 28 166 126 Ukrainian Politics 
Minister Rozenko suggests that villagers give up gas consumption Vice Prime Minister Pavlo Rozenko offered rural residents to consider giving up using gas for their households. 318 200 2 161 Ukrainian Politics 
Cabinet appoints Shafranskyi acting health minister, - Vice PM Rozenko Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has appointed Viktor Shafranskyi acting health minister. 21 310 26 Previously in trend: Hroisman's Cabinet 
Petro Poroshenko Bloc names new Cabinet of Hroisman Petro Poroshenko Bloc (PPB) has named the composition of the new Cabinet under Volodymyr Hroisman. 101 506 146 Previously in trend: Hroisman's Cabinet Third of single mothers will no longer receive welfare assistance, – Social Policy Minister After verification of benefits for single mothers, only 400 thousand women will receive enhanced welfare assistance compared to 600 thousand who receive it at the moment. 93 012 447 Society 
