State budget revenues of Ukraine in the first quarter of 2005 exceeded the corresponding figures for 2004 by 62%. This was stated on Friday at a meeting with journalists by the Minister of Finance of Ukraine Viktor Pynzenyk, reports «LIHABiznesInform». \n \nPynzenyk noted that in January 2005 the state budget received 399 million UAH less, however in February the shortfall was covered, and in March the revenue plans for the state budget were overfulfilled by 29%. Pynzenyk noted that, according to the plan, in March the general fund was supposed to receive 4 billion 874 million UAH; as of March 31, 6 billion 302 million UAH had been received, or 1 billion 440 million more. With a revenue plan for the budget for the first quarter of 2005 of 14 billion 605 million UAH, the budget received 16 billion 047 million, thus the plan was overfulfilled by 10%. \n \nThe Minister noted that the state of budget revenues allows one to say that the task set by President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko to ensure social programs will be fulfilled.