Cabinet to allocate UAH 2.5 bln of aid to local budgets using money from international partners, says premier

The Ukrainian government plans to allocate UAH 2.5 billion to the territorial budgets in the country, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk has said.

"UAH 2.5 billion will be distributed among all local budgets," he said at a phone meeting with the regions at the cabinet on Tuesday.

He said that the money received from international partners will be used for the said purpose.

"I know that you have accumulated a lot of payment orders. This is the first time over three months when we help territorial budgets," he said.