The 2019 state budget recently adopted by the Riigikogu will allow for rescuers’ monthly salaries to be increased by an average of 23.6%, to EUR 1,000, the Rescue Board said. According to Director General of the Rescue Board Kuno Tammearu, this will be the largest wage increase yet at the Rescue Board, and all agency…
The budgets of united territorial communities will grow to UAH 292.3 billion in 2019 and the state support for regional development will amount to over UAH 30 billion, Vice Prime Minister Hennadiy Zubko wrote on his Facebook page. “Own local budget revenues will grow to UAH 292.3 billion in 2019. In addition, the state support…
The European Commission has disbursed EUR 15 million in loans to help Georgia cover part of its financing needs and support the implementation of economic reforms. The loan was provided under the first installment of its new Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) program. “The grant component of EUR 5 million will be disbursed in the coming days,…
The Riigikogu has adopted Estonia’s 2019 state budget, the total volume of which exceeds EUR 11 billion. Altogether 52 MPs voted in favor and 46 against the 2019 State Budget Act, spokespeople for the Riigikogu said. 23 proposed amendments submitted ahead of the third reading of the state budget bill were reviewed on December 12,…
The Lithuanian Seimas has passed the state budget for 2019, which includes more funds for defense, while not taking into account the funding demands of striking teachers. Canadian-British news agency Reuters reports that the state budget was passed in the Seimas on December 11, with revenues expected to be 17.2 billion euros and spending at…
Lviv region has approved the main financial document for 2019. “The Lviv Regional Council at an extraordinary session on December 11 adopted the budget for 2019. The main financial document envisages expenditures at UAH 14.5 billion. Almost UAH 1.42 billion will be spent on the implementation of regional programs in Lviv region next year,” press…
Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman has said that the economy of Ukraine has been growing for 11 quarters in a row, although it’s not enough and much still needs to be done. “Our goal is to reach 5-7% of GDP growth. We need to attract investments for this. We are moving in the ease of doing…