The National Joint-Stock Company "Naftogaz of Ukraine" completed construction and commissioned a supply gas pipeline from the Lokachi gas field to the village of Markovychi in the Lokachi district of the Volyn region.

The moratorium on preferential taxation for business entities in the territory of priority development has still not been lifted.

On November 19, the largest shopping complex in Western Ukraine – the "TAM-TAM" hypermarket – opened in Lutsk. Its retail space of over 9.5 thousand square meters houses about 40 thousand items of domestic and foreign-made goods, – reported the West Information Corporation's own correspondent.

On November 17, an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of JSC "Credit Bank (Ukraine)" was held, at which the shareholders approved the change of the bank's name to "Open Joint-Stock Company "Kredobank," – Oleksiy Khmil, press secretary of JSC "Credit Bank (Ukraine)," told the Western Information Corporation.

Representatives of the gaming business in Volyn indicate in their tax declarations that they are operating at a loss. There are also cases where machines operate in the region but do not pay a single kopeck in taxes to the regional budget because they are registered in other regions.

Public hearings on the optimization of heat supply tariffs were held at the regional puppet theater.

In October, real gross domestic product rose by 2.2% compared with October last year to UAH 37,979 million. This was reported by the State Statistics Committee, according to "Ukrainian News." \n \nFor January-October, GDP grew by 2.8% compared with January-October 2004 to UAH 327,650 million.

From January to October 2005, the general fund of the consolidated budget of the Volyn region received 844.2 million hryvnias, which is 38% more compared to the corresponding period last year. The general fund of local budgets received 224 million hryvnias (3.2% more than the target).

The Cabinet of Ministers has extended until December 12 the deadline for submitting applications for the repayment of housing and utility payment arrears at the expense of depreciated monetary savings of citizens in institutions of the Savings Bank of the former USSR.

"The confirmation by the company 'Western Union' of its intentions to continue cooperation with us is a very positive step.