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28.11.2008
The SOVAT union of wholesalers and producers of alcohol and tobacco addressed Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and President Viktor Yuschenko with the request that they prevent abolition or revision of the floor price of alcohol, SOVAT Director Volodymyr Demchak told a press conference.
"A letter was addressed to Tymoshenko and Yuschenko to describe our position and ask them not to revise the floor prices," he said.
Demchak also informed that a real threat of abolition or revision of the floor price emerged, noting that the proposal was initiated by some illegal producers at the level of Government and the Presidential Administration.
"The companies, which have always been shadow production leaders, are seeking abolition of the resolution (setting the floor prices) through the presidential administration and the government," he noted.
  26.11.2008
As of November 1, the volume of unpaid salaries and wages rose by 22.9% compared to October 1, to UAH 1,043.622 million, the State Statistics Committee has informed.
As of November 1, the most considerable volumes of wage arrears were observed in Donetsk region amounting to UAH 289.263 million, Luhansk region, UAH 114.414 million, and Kharkiv region, UAH 91.171 million.
In October, the arrears of wages paid from the state and local budgets rose by 26.4%, compared to September, and reached UAH 3.949 million as of November 1, 2008.
25.11.2008
Ukraine intends to obtain the Russia's permit to postpone payment of debt for gas pumped in underground gas storage facilities and is not used by the Ukrainian consumers, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said this in the report at the Cabinet of Ministers consultations.
She said that in mid-1990s Ukraine paid for the gas, which had been pumped into the underground storage facilities only after it was used by the Ukrainian consumers.
"But Russia urged Ukraine to pay for the pumped but not used gas," Tymoshenko said.
She also said that thus, during the last two months, the delegation of the Naftohaz Ukrainy national joint-stock company held regular consultations and talks with the Russian Gazprom on the payment for the gas pumped into the underground gas storage facilities.
24.11.2008
The Cabinet of Ministers set up a working group for tackling the crisis in the housing and utility sector on November 18.
Minister of Housing and Utility Services Oleksii Kucherenko announced this during a teleconference on the progress of the heating season.
Vitalii Haiduk, the head of Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko’s group of advisers, was appointed as the head of the working group.
The working group was set up within the Ministry of Housing and Utility Services.
According to Kucherenko, members of the group include representatives of the Ministry of Regional Development and Construction, the Economics Ministry, the fin, the National Electricity Regulation Commission, the Association of Ukrainian Cities, and trade unions.
«The group was instructed to draft a plan of anti-crisis measures [for the housing and utility sector] within the shortest possible period,» Kucherenko said, stating the primary task of the working group.
24.11.2008
Gazrpom has said it expects the Naftohaz Ukrainy national oil and gas company to redeem its gas debts by January 1, 2009.
Sergei Kuprianov, the spokesman for Gazprom, gave the position of the Russian gas monopolist on the Russian Vesti television channel.
He also said that Gazprom can suspend gas supplies to Ukraine from January 1, 2009, if the companies fail to sign contracts by the date.
Kuprianov further said that the main condition of a memo of October 2 is full redemption of the gas debt by Naftohaz Ukrainy.
The redemption of the gas debt by the Ukrainian national company will facilitate the signing of long-term contracts on gas supplies to Ukraine and gas transit through Ukraine to Europe, he said.
As Ukrainian News earlier reported, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has denied that Ukraine owes Russia USD 2.4 billion for gas supplies.
21.11.2008
The Ministry of Regional Development and Construction has signed a memorandum of mutual understanding with construction companies, producers of construction materials, and related associations on joint steps aimed at overcoming the crisis on the construction market.
The memorandum was signed at the building of the Ministry of Regional Development and Construction.
Regional Development and Construction Minister Vasyl Kuibida said the main aim of the document is the preservation of the human resources of developers, reduction of the prices of construction materials, and lowering the dependency of the domestic construction market on the conditions on the world market.
19.11.2008
The Cabinet of Ministers has instructed the Fuel and Energy Ministry and the Naftohaz Ukrainy national joint-stock company to ensure that natural gas is supplied to enterprises in the ore mining and metallurgical complex at a price equal to its import price plus the cost of transporting it until November 21.
This instruction is contained in the Cabinet of Ministers directive No. 1427-r dated November 10.
«Ensure supply of natural gas to enterprises of the ore mining and metallurgical complex at the prices stipulated in the intergovernmental agreement, taking into account the expenditures on its transportation on Ukrainian territory,» the directive states.
The Cabinet of Ministers also instructed the Finance Ministry and the Coal Industry Ministry to make provisions for increased state support for the coal mining industry because of the reduction of the prices of coking coal when drafting amendments to the state budget for 2008.
18.11.2008
Cabinet To Boost Work On Cancellation Of Antidumping Measures Against Ukrainian Chemical Enterprises
The Cabinet of Ministers intends to boost the work over cancellation of antidumping measures and antidumping investigations against the Ukrainian chemical enterprises, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said this at the meeting with the representatives of the chemical enterprises.
The Cabinet of Ministers intends to analyze retention of the chemical market, find out if there is the imported produce sold at dumping prices to take measures against this.
17.11.2008
The World Bank has decided to accelerate the preparation of the third Development Policy Loan (Development Policy Loan III) for Ukraine.
The World Bank announced this in a statement.
«...The World Bank is accelerating the preparation of the Development Policy Loan III, which provides funding to the Ukrainian government budget in support of critical structural reforms to mitigate the effects of the [global financial] crisis and lay the foundations for a rapid return to economic growth,» the statement said.
The World Bank has also started work on a loan for rehabilitation of the Ukrainian banking sector.
17.11.2008
The Ministry for Regional Development and Construction is intending to coordinate its actions with construction companies in the market during the world financial crisis.
Regional Development and Construction Minister Vasyl Kuibida announced this at a press conference.
He said the Ministry for Regional Development and Construction has completed work on a memo.
The ministry will sign the memo for the government and producers of construction materials and construction companies will be the other sides to the memo.
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