At least UAH 52 bln to be foreseen for subsidies in 2017 national budget

12:50, 12.09.2016 1 min read

Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Rozenko has said that Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers intends to foresee at least UAH 52 billion for housing subsidies in the 2017 national budget.

"The 2016 budget has around UAH 40 billion. With the increased number of subsidy recipients, the figure for 2017 would be at least UAH 52 billion," he said on NewsOne TV channel on Monday.

He said that today 5.5 million households receive subsidies and their number could grow to 9 million in the heating season.