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There is a disproportion in the distribution of State Budget funds among the regions of Ukraine in healthcare financing. Thus, Volyn residents make up 2.2 percent of Ukraine's population, but only 0.6 percent of the State Budget is allocated to the region's healthcare.
The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine, within its competence, continues to take measures to ensure stability in food markets.
Today, an interdepartmental meeting was held at the regional prosecutor's office with the participation of the Territorial State Labor Inspectorate in the Volyn region, the State Tax Inspectorate in the Volyn region and the Pension Fund of the Volyn region and enterprises - debtors for wage payments.
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The Council of Ministers of Crimea and regional administrations have been instructed to coordinate the maximum level of retail prices for gasoline with the Ministry of Fuel and Energy and the Ministry of Economy.
The issue of transport connections is in the focus of attention of People's Deputy from Lutsk Volodymyr Bondar.
Regarding the situation that has developed on the fuel market in the region and in Ukraine, the head of the Rivne Regional State Administration, Mykola Soroka, gave an interview to the regional newspaper "Rivne Vechirnie.

УJudging by the government's comments on the sudden rise in gasoline prices, the current gasoline crisis came as a complete surprise to the Cabinet of Ministers,F Tsnoted People's Deputy of Ukraine Borys Bespaly.

According to the regional statistics department, wage arrears at 300 enterprises as of May 1 amounted to 15.3 million hryvnias, which is 1.2 million hryvnias (7.1%) less than at the beginning of the year. This was discussed at a staff meeting in the regional state administration.
According to the intentions for sowing spring agricultural crops in 2004, it was necessary to sow 265.1 thousand hectares of agricultural area in Volyn. As of May 21, 2004, sowing had been carried out on an area of 262.0 thousand hectares, or 99% of the intentions.