Today, the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Volodymyr Lytvyn, met with the heads of village councils of the Volyn region. Among the key topics of discussion were the formation and preparation for consideration of the State Budget for 2005. V. Lytvyn noted that the draft of this document does not yet fully take into account the interests of the village, including proposals to increase expenditures for the needs of the agro-industrial complex to 10%. The participants of the meeting noted the importance of a detailed analysis of the processes of forming the land market and conducting an inventory of land resources. This was reported to LIGABiznesInform by the press service of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Speaking about the influence of the election campaign on the consideration of many issues of the country's life, V. Lytvyn drew attention to the growing politicization of processes in the Verkhovna Rada. "Ukraine needs an objective discussion, competition of candidates' election programs," believes V. Lytvyn. "We must feel the answer to the question of what will happen to the country in the next ten years." The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada is forced to state with regret: "A stereotype has formed that mutual fear of each other and intrigues are the essence of Ukrainian politics." That is precisely why the head of parliament considers it necessary for a political force to emerge that would win the trust of the entire society and unite it. During the meeting, the need was also noted to create conditions for more active development of local self-government and for deeper consideration of local problems when forming the ratio between the central and local budgets. "The main task of the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and the entire parliament now is to preserve stability in the parliament and society, which is possible provided that legislative work is concentrated in the session hall," emphasized V. Lytvyn.