OREANDA-NEWS. September 16, 2008. Already since 1 September the budget employees receive new wages. Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko stated presenting the draft State Budget for 2009.

Yulia Tymoshenko noted that in the draft 2009 Budget expenditures on remuneration of labour increased by 34,3% as against the 2008 budget.

The Head of Government noted that this ensured to increase already since 1 September first during the years of independence minimal living wage to the level of minimum wage which is planned to be increased by 33,4%.

Moreover, according to Yulia Tymoshenko, in 2009 expenditures for the Pension Fund will be increased by 37,7%.