OREANDA-NEWS. July 01, 2011. Opening speech of the First vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Andriy Klyuev at the Cabinet of Ministers session.

First of all I want to pay you attention to the current state of the economy and some unsolved problems.

The first it is an industry.

The volume of industrial production for January-May increased if compare with corresponded period of the last year, a total by 8.5%.

Production of metallurgical, chemical and machine-building production is increased, manufacture of the goods of light industry also increased. Paces of growth are from 8.8 up to 22.5 %. This was due not only on external markets, but also increase consumer demand. Retail turnover grew by 15.5%.

The condition of the monetary and credit market is stabilized. For January - May the volume of a money supply grew on 6,4%, the fraction of cash makes 29%, a level of monetization of the national economy at the end of May - 49.3%. Obligations under the involved deposits have increased from the beginning of year for 8.6 %, in that number due to the population - on 7.3 %. For 5 months it is provided credits for 4.7 % more, than in the last year.

At the same time there are tendencies of a slowdown or even decline in production of some industrial products, which negatively affects the overall economy of relevant sectors and regions.
It concerns dairy, confectionery, alcoholic beverage industries, production of textiles and clothing, household refrigerators, printed products, as well as coke and oil products.

I have recently granted authorization by the central and local executive authorities to thoroughly analyze the situation in production of these areas and take necessary action to restore high rates of economic growth.

I ask to treat it seriously and inform the Cabinet of Ministers on the execution order.

The second is an agricultural.

In agriculture, the growth rate of production for 5 months was 3.5%. Decrease in this parameter against the same period of the last year is admitted. In the last year there were 4,5 %.

It has occurred because of deterioration of a condition of a forage reserve the number of cattle consequently is reduced.

It causes an increase of volumes of realization of cattle for meat with simultaneous reduction of production of milk; the greatest reduction is observed in facilities of the population. Therefore I assignment the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food to take this question under the control.

Harvesting of early grain crops in southern and southeastern regions has started. The state grain by intense rainfall (for the last decade) had improved, in many areas drought stopped. This provides an opportunity to get a slightly larger crop.

The total amount of harvest works on this group grain has made 12.4 million hectares, of them wheats - on the area 6,8 million hectares. It is necessary to not miss optimum timeframes and to not lose the grown up crop.

Therefore I ask to strengthen the control over a course of cleaning of bread.

Particular attention should be paid to comply with safety and fire safety directly in the field of harvest and threshing grain.

The special attention should be turned on compliance with safety requirements of work and a fire security directly in the field of harvest and barn-floors.

I entrusted the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food, the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, the Council of Ministers of AR Crimea, Kyiv and Sevastopol city state administrations:

1) to assist agricultural producers in obtaining loans for field work 2011;

2) to ensure the supply of agricultural producers of fuel and lubricants and mineral fertilizers at a cost producer;

3) to take steps to optimize the structure of sown areas of crops from autumn sowing this year, taking into account the domestic food market;

4) to provide ongoing monitoring and verification of the regional balance of supply and demand for basic agricultural products.

Another important issue is preparing for next winter. It should adhere to schedules of the fuel and energy complex and housing. We have timely to complete repairs power equipment, networks, create the necessary reserves of fuel, natural gas and other resources.

Heads of local authorities should to take under personal control of the preparation utilities to work in the heating period 2011/12.

In this regard it is urgent to strengthen payment discipline of energy consumers, to ensure appropriate use of funds for repairs.

Reforming of housing communal services. There were discussed the issue of solving the problems associated with the formation of tariffs for housing services to a fundamentally new basis at the Government session dated June 1, with the participation of the President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych.

That is, tariffs have to be economically reasonable and fair. The task to eliminate significant differences in the cost of housing and equalization rates is set.

The relevant order was given to central and local executive authorities.

By decision of the Government session was established the Working Group of Experts, which is working to determine the conceptual foundations of reforming housing and communal services.

The Group worked out urgent measures to accelerate the reform of housing and communal services, including the formation of a new tariff policy.

The implementation of the principles of the new tariff policy (aimed at aligning tariffs) requires:
1) to introduce of new methods and orders of registration and classification of costs;

2) to reject of the practice of charging for services regulatory principle;

3) 100 percent equipment manufacturers and consumers of services appropriate means of accounting.

I will hold selector session with regions on these issues next Friday.

At today's session the Government it was introduced a number of draft decisions, to solve the problems of the industry. This I say later.

One of the important issues that are constantly under review the Government is the sanitary and epidemiological situation.

I note that as of June 23 of this year 21 outbreak of acute intestinal infections and food poisoning, during which 330 people died, including 197 children were registered in Ukraine.

"Flashes" were reported in 14 regions - Volyn, Zhytomuyr, Kyiv, Donetsk, Lviv, Vinnytsia, Luhansk, Odesa, Rivne, Sumy, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Cherkasy regions and in Kyiv.

We can not worry about the cholera outbreak that occurred in Mariupol, Donetsk region. I stress that it was happened during a summer health campaign.

Thanks to efficient and coordinated actions of the Government and the Ministry of Health – it is established appropriate operational headquarters to locate and eliminate the outbreak of cholera. But we should not be complacent. We have to improve our work and work on prevention.

Under constant monitoring sanitary-epidemiological stations it is necessary to take objects of the raised epidemic risk, to strengthen the control over quality of potable water in seats of water-fences, on water constructions and networks of the centralized communal-drinking water supply.
On the agenda.

In the field of international relations will be considered:

Draft law "On ratification of Agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of Georgia about an air communication";

Draft Agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of Cyprus "On the international road transport" and "On economic, scientific, technical and industrial cooperation";

Draft Agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of Mongolia "On cultural cooperation";

The Plan of prime actions on integration of Ukraine into the European Union for 2011 will be approved.

The Government continues to work on creating systems of control and accounting in the field of housing and communal services and transparent tariff setting.

At today's session will be consider the draft regulations that allow businesses to improve the housing and communal services and manage the process of formation and application of tariffs for heat, water and sanitation.

Besides it will be considered proposals of the Ministry of Economic Development about the Order proceedings trading activities in wholesale trade.

It is planned to approve variations in Rules of granting of services of passenger motor transport for the organization of transportations of the organized groups of children on improvement in camp of rest, as well as carrying out of tourist and excursion travel.

In order to manage the provision of paid administrative services provided by central authorities, it will be approved the list of such services provided by the National Electricity Regulatory Commission.

Also on the discussion of members of the Government it is submitted the State targeted social program of development sport and tourist infrastructure in Ukraine in the years 2011-2022.

Dear present!

Today we hear reports of leadership of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food, Donetsk and Odesa regions of the state of the preparation and gathering of harvest in 2011 and fruit and vegetable production, the functioning of market infrastructure, preparation for storage and the provision of such products.

Thank you.