The Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman is ready to present the pension reform in the near future, and also hopes that with the support of the deputies of the Ukrainian parliament of this reform, it could be adopted by the end of the current session of the parliament.

"I believe that in 2017 we need to stop the process under which 80% of Ukrainians receive minimum pensions. We already know how to do this and we will present this reform in the near future. I would like this reform to be supported by the Ukrainian parliament and I am ready to bear full responsibility for the result of this reform [...] I am sure that with the support of 226 votes of the Ukrainian parliament we will be able to vote until the end of this session by July 15. And we will be able to raise pensions to Ukrainian citizens throughout the country," he said at a meeting with representatives of regional media in Kyiv on Friday.

According to Groysman, the pension system should be fair and deficit-free, and could give an opportunity to raise the level of pensions.

"Today, the deficit of the pension fund is UAH 141 billion. [...] My task is to ensure that in 7 years this deficit will equal zero or be close to zero," the prime minister said.