The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine by the Law 'On the State Budget for 2014' of 16.01.2014 № 719-VII has set a phased increase in living wage in 2014.
In particular, it is provided from 1 January to keep living wage in the amount of 1176 UAH per month, from 1 July - raise it to 1207 UAH, from 1 October - to 1256 UAH.
For children under 6 years living wage is provided from 1 January - 1032 UAH, from 1 July - 1059 UAH, from 1 October - 1102 UAH. For children from 6 to 18 years: from 1 January - 1286 UAH, 1 July -1320 UAH, from 1 October - 1373 UAH.
For able-bodied: from 1 January - 1218 UAH, from 1 July - 1250 UAH, from 1 October - 1301 UAH.
For incapacitated: from 1 January - 949 UAH, from 1 July - 974 UAH, from 1 October - 1014 UAH.
Also has set a phased increase in the minimum wage in 2014. Provided to keep the minimum wage from 1 January at the level 1218 UAH per month, from 1 July - to raise it up to 1250 UAH, from 1 October - to 1301 UAH.
Hourly minimum wage is provided: from 1 January - 7.3 UAH, from 1 July - 7.49 UAH, from 1 October 1 - 7.8 UAH.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine by the Law 'On the State Budget for 2014' of 16.01.2014 № 719-VII has provided the right to the Cabinet of Ministers to issue bonds of domestic government loan in the amount of 200 million UAH for additional capitalization of the State Land Bank.
The Cabinet of Ministers got the right to issue government bonds with a further acquisition to the state ownership in exchange for the bonds of additional shares of the Land Bank.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine by its Decree of 15 January 15 2014 № 20-p delegated plots of 23 interstate overhead power lines, located on the territory of Ukraine, under the management of the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry.
The total length of these plots is 1 008.5 kilometers.
The Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine by its Order of 20.12.2013 № 1031 approved amendments to the Regulation on Registration and Grant of Permission for road trip on the territory of foreign states with the transport of passengers and goods by road in international traffic, their exchange and accounting.
According to the approved amendments:
- accepting applications from motor carriers, that have limited annual quotas, will be made by the Ministry of Infrastructure (formerly - Ukrtransinspektsiya) from 1 October this year within 20 working days;
- found formula for determining the number of permits for road transport, on which will affect the number of penalty points for violating the law on road transport;
- motor carriers, that are not exercising traffic, but said such an intention, granted of permission for more than three road trips.
The National Bank of Ukraine reported that in December money supply, which includes cash in circulation and money on current and deposit accounts in commercial banks, according to current data, increased by 2.9%, or 25.914 billion UAH from 880.434 billion UAH on 1 December 2013 to 906.347 billion UAH on 1 January 1 2014.
Since the beginning of 2013 the money supply increased by 17.2%, or 133.149 billion UAH.
The monetary base, which includes non-cash money on the accounts of commercial banks in the National Bank and cash in circulation, for December increased by 6.5%, or 18.615 billion billion UAH from 288.587 billion billion UAH on 1 December 2013 to 307.201 billion billion UAH as of 1 January 2014, since the beginning of 2013 - increased by 20.3%, or 51.918 billion UAH.
The amount of cash in circulation, according to current data of the NBU, in December increased by 4.2%, or 9.681 billion UAH from 227.807 billion UAH on 1 December 2013 to 237.488 billion UAH on 1 January 2014, since the beginning of 2013 - increased by 16.8%, or 34.243 billion UAH.
State Statistics Service of Ukraine reported that in 2013 all types of transport decreased carriage of passengers by 2.8% compared with 2012 to 6620 million passengers.
Passenger traffic in 2013 decreased by 2.9% to 128.508 billion pass.-km.
In 2013, railway transport decreased carriage of passengers by 0.9% to 425.4 million passengers, passenger traffic decreased by 0.5% to 49.098 billion pass.-km.
Road transport decreased carriage of passengers in 2013 by 3.2% compared with 2012 to 3340 .8 passengers, passenger traffic decreased by 2.4% to 49.092 billion pass.-km.
Air transport decreased carriage of passengers by 0.1% to 8.1 million people, passenger traffic was 12.568 billion passenger-kilometers, reduced by 12.8% compared with 2012.
Water transport increased carriage of passengers by 9.5% to 7.3 million people, while passenger traffic decreased by 9.3% to 77.9 million pass.-km.
State Statistics Service of Ukraine reported that in 2013 industrial production dropped by 4.7% compared to 2012. In December 2013 industrial production decreased by 0.5% compared to December 2012. At the same time in December 2013 industrial production increased by 0.1% compared to November 2013.
