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This year's winter crop losses should not exceed 8%. This was reported by the Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center, according to "Podrobnosti." \n \nAccording to the Hydrometeorological Center, the current temperature drop has not affected the condition of winter crops, as the snow cover protected the plants.
The Ministry of Economy improved its forecast for gross domestic product growth in 2005 from 6.5% to 8.2%, proposing that the Cabinet of Ministers take the forecast changes into account when preparing amendments to the state budget for 2005.
In January, the average wage decreased by 8.9% compared to December 2004 to 640.86 hryvnias per month. This was reported by the State Statistics Committee. \n \nThe highest level of wages was registered in Kyiv, where the average wage was 1,024.76 hryvnias, having decreased by 15.8% compared to December.
Expenditures of the consolidated budget of Ukraine for January 2005 amounted to 5394.9 million UAH, and revenues – 6917 million UAH. This was reported to "proUA" by the press service of the Ministry of Finance. \n \nThe total amount of expenditures of the consolidated budget of Ukraine for January 2005 is 2034.
As of today, according to Lutsk Mayor Anton Kryvytskyi, for the first time in the entire heating season the city has no gas limits. As previously reported, last week Ukrainian gas suppliers warned the city authorities about a possible pressure drop in the gas pipelines.
Last week, Lutsk authorities announced that there was an urgent need in the regional center to raise tariffs for housing maintenance in order to bring them in line with costs and wages. The increase in payment was planned for the beginning of April.
We have very many reasons to be proud of our city. To be proud not only of its glorious history, of the outstanding people who were born or worked in Lutsk, but also of the modern appearance of the regional center of Volyn.
A new bus route will appear in Lutsk starting March 1. In order to expand and improve the quality of passenger transportation services, the executive committee of the Lutsk City Council has decided to open a new bus route No.
A new Privatbank Microcredit Center has opened in the regional center of Volyn. To date, there are already 4 such centers in the region, three of them in Lutsk.
People's Deputy of Ukraine, head of the NPU faction in the Rada Ihor Yeremeyev forecasts UAH 6 billion in revenues to the State Budget of Ukraine annually as a result of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine introducing 20% VAT on oil imports into Ukraine.