Government approves draft 2013 national budget with GDP forecast 3.4% and 4.8% inflation, says Tigipko

13:39, 03.12.2012 1 min read

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved the draft national budget for 2013 with a forecast of gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 3.4% and inflation of 4.8%, Acting Vice Premier and Social Policy Minister of Ukraine Sergiy Tigipko has said.

"Today we approved the new national budget, but work on it will continue until the end of the day. We're still working with the Finance Ministry. We will finish the work on all indices," he told journalists in Kyiv on Monday.

Tigipko also said that by the end of the day the government will send the document to the parliament, which may consider it on Tuesday, December 4.