OREANDA-NEWS. January 10, 2013. In 2013, the government will significantly increase control over usage of all available resources, including budget funds. It was stated by the President in his interview to “Komsomolskaya Pravda v Ukraine”. “Every budgetary hryvnia should be under strict accounting,” the President said.

According to the President, it was essential to draw significant attention to ensuring stability of macro financial sphere, which primarily requires rational fiscal policy and substantial savings. “State Budget-2013 must be rational and savings should become its main purpose,” Viktor Yanukovych noted.

The Head of State expressed confidence that “main economic document of the state must timely and sensitively respond to both foreign economic factors and the rates of national economy’s growth”. At the same time he stressed: “Despite foreseen economic difficulties, this year’s budget has a goal to prevent worsening of social protection of our citizens”.

Answering the question about the possibility of amending the State Budget, the President noted: “I expect the Cabinet of Ministers to make concrete proposals under the results of the first quarter in order to make the given document more efficient”.