OREANDA-NEWS. January 23, 2013. Ukraine expects GDP growth in 2013 at 3-3.5% and inflation of 3-4%, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said during the talks with representatives of the foreign media.

"We need a growth rate of 3-3.5%. We also want to move away from deflation and have inflation - 3-4%", Mykola Azarov said.

According to the Prime Minister, the Government is working on the introduction of incentives that will provide the parameters of which are laid in the budget. He also said that the budget of Ukraine for the current year is calculated based on the average annual exchange rate of the national currency – UAH 8.3 – 8.4 per dollar.

Recall that according to the law on the State Budget for 2013, the growth of the economy is projected to be 3.4%, inflation - 4.8%.