On July 1, the press club "Lutsk is European" discussed the issue of increasing tariffs for water supply and wastewater disposal, as well as the public hearings on July 25, reported the own correspondent of the Western Information Corporation.

From July 1, 2005, the minimum monthly wage will be 310 hryvnias, and from September 1 it will increase to the level of the subsistence minimum, which is 332 hryvnias. This was reported by the Minister of Labor and Social Policy Vyacheslav Kyrylenko, as reported by "proUA" in the press service of the Ministry of Labor.

Given changes in procurement prices for agricultural products and wholesale selling prices for certain food products, as well as the results of price monitoring from previous years, a further increase in prices for livestock products and sugar can be forecast.

The National Bank Council on June 30 revised its forecast for the average annual hryvnia exchange rate for 2005 from 5.27-5.31 UAH/USD to 5.1-5.15 UAH/USD. This was stated by a representative of the NBU Council apparatus, reports "Ukrainian News".

The National Bank introduced a commission of 0.075% for the sale of cash dollars by banks. The NBU notified banks of this in a telegram with references to resolution "On the sale of cash foreign currency to authorized banks" No. 226 dated June 21, reports "Ukrainian News".

The team of PTM "Kovelteplo" became the winner of the competition "Best Heat Network Enterprise of Ukraine" for the first quarter of 2005 and took first place among related municipal enterprises, the Western Information Corporation was told on June 30 at PTM "Kovelteplo".

On June 24, a new WOG-branded fuel station complex opened on the Kyiv-Chop highway (international transport corridor No. 5) in the village of Hoshcha, Rivne region, the Western Information Corporation was told on June 24 by the press service of the Western Oil Group joint venture.

Bank "Aval" from June 21, 2005 began implementation of the Loyalty Program for clients – consumers of retail products in the branches of three regional directorates - Volyn, Khmelnytskyi and Kherson, the bank's press service reports with reference to the retail business department of APPB "Aval".

JSC "Ukrsotsbank", as the organizer and paying agent, has begun placing bonds of OJSC "Lutsk Automobile Plant". It was this bank that won a kind of tender conducted by the financial and analytical services of the "Bohdan" corporation.

On June 22, a museum of labor glory of the western Ukrainian trade corporation "Pakko" was opened in Lutsk, reported the Western Information Corporation's own correspondent.