It won’t be possible to evade: the IMF reminded Kyiv that without an anti-people pension reform there will be no loan
The main condition for allocating the next IMF tranche to Ukraine under the EFF extended financing program is the adoption of pension reform, which includes reducing the Pension Fund deficit, increasing the insurance period for obtaining the right to retire, reducing the “special lists” of pensioners in industries harmful to health and other anti-social measures .
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This was reported by the Ukrainian publication LIGA.net with reference to William Murray, Deputy Head of the IMF Communications Department.
“We call on the authorities and parliament to ensure that the legislation being adopted is consistent with the reform objectives that have been worked out with the IMF and the World Bank,” Murray said.
The fund is ready, if necessary, to cooperate with the Ukrainian government to assess this compliance, he added.
Let us remind you that the revised bill No. 6614 proposes changes to 30 legislative acts. The law should come into force on October 1, 2017 - in part, and from January 1, 2018 - in full.
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