Viktor Yushchenko on Wednesday filed a lawsuit with the Pechersk District Court against the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. \n \nHe demands the cancellation of Cabinet of Ministers resolution N1783, in which, in his opinion, the government illegally understated the average salary for 2002 by 70 hryvnias, reports the press service of "Our Ukraine." \n \nThis indicator is the base for calculating and recalculating pensions. The higher the average salary, the larger the pension should be. \n \nAccording to Derzhkomstat data, in 2002 the average salary was 376 hryvnias. Instead, in the government resolution it was lowered to 306 hryvnias. \n \nViktor Yushchenko stated that as a people's deputy, in accordance with the Law of Ukraine "On the Status of a People's Deputy of Ukraine," in the event of violations of the rights and freedoms of citizens, he has "the right to demand on the spot the immediate cessation of the violation or to address a demand to the relevant state authorities." \n\nViktor Yushchenko and First Deputy Head of the Committee on Pensioners, Veterans and Disabled Persons Valeriy Alyoshyn developed a draft law "On Amending the Law of Ukraine 'On Mandatory State Pension Insurance.'" \n\nAccording to the draft, the average salary for 2002 should be no lower than 376 hryvnias, as determined by Derzhkomstat. The Yushchenko-Alyoshyn draft law demands recalculating pensions based on the figure of 376 rather than 306 hryvnias. \n