At an extended session of the city executive committee with the participation of heads of leading enterprises, institutions and organizations of Kovel, the results of the implementation of the program of economic and social development of the city for the first quarter of 2004 were summarized. As the speaker, city mayor Yaroslav Shevchuk, noted, thanks to effective management, Kovel's socio-economic positions are being strengthened. Positive trends of the two previous years have been preserved. Industrial output for January-March increased by 23.3% compared to the corresponding period last year. The work of the construction complex is being established. Since the beginning of the year, 48 completed construction projects have been commissioned. Construction of a 35-apartment building on Modest Levytskyi Street, a monument to T.H. Shevchenko, and work on arranging a park zone around it are ongoing, reconstruction of the market and a bus stop with a shopping complex is underway. Positive changes are taking place in the city consumer market. Entrepreneurship has also become more active in Kovel. The number of people employed in small business is 6.3 thousand. Over three months, more than 1.7 million UAH in taxes and fees from small business entities has been received into budgets of all levels, which constitutes 22.4% of total revenues for the city.