Since the beginning of 2019, UAH 2 billion in revenues from taxes have been transferred to local budgets of Mykolaiv region, up by 21% YoY, Deputy Head of the Mykolaiv Regional State Administration Oleksandr Kushnir wrote on his Facebook page. “Since the start of the year, the general fund of local budgets of Mykolaiv region…
Since the launch of the ProZorro system in Ukraine, small-scale privatization has already brought UAH 1 billion to the budgets of all levels, Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers Oleksandr Saienko has written on Facebook. “One billion hryvnias! This is the sum transferred to the budgets of all levels over nine months since the start…
Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport saw an increase in passenger flow by 51.9% in January-April compared with the relevant period last year, according to a report posted on the airport’s official Facebook page. “In January-April, passenger traffic grew to 524.6 thousand passengers, or by 51.9% YoY (345.4 thousand passengers),” reads the report. The number of…
The Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer Antonov is carrying out works to improve the AN-158 regional jet, the company has said on its official Facebook page. “Nowadays, the aircraft are tested to widen operational conditions for all the aircraft of the AN-1X8 family. After that, the aircraft will be reequipped with Western and Ukraine-made equipment and systems…
Given the decline in gas prices on the European market, the Ukrainian government and the National Joint-Stock Company Naftogaz Ukrainy have agreed to cut regulated gas price for households and heat producers to market level in May from UAH 8,550 ($321) per 1,000 cubic meters to UAH 8,247 ($310). “Upon the order of the Cabinet…
Ukraine’s military expenditure grew by 21%, to $4.8 billion in 2018. Total world military expenditure rose to $1.8 trillion in 2018, representing an increase of 2.6% from 2017, according to new data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The five biggest spenders in 2018 were the United States, China, Saudi Arabia, India and…
Ukraine might create a new state agency with expanded powers to replace the state-run Ukroboronprom Concern, according to Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, Serhiy Kryvonos. According to him, the adoption of the bill on reforming Ukroboronprom will help reduce corruption risks in the defense industry, Kryvonos said. The official…