In negotiations with the International Monetary Fund, the Ukrainian government defends the position of a possible increase in the level of the minimum wage. On this Monday, May 15, said the Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine, Andrei Reva.

According to the ministry's website, the head of the agency noted that this indicator will not be revised only in 2017, but in 2018-2019 it will increase.

We proved by calculations the need for such measures in the future, and defended the right to review this indicator in the future, the minister said, adding that the growth rate of the minimum wage will be at least more than the inflation rate.

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, earlier Groisman assured that the next three years could become years of economic breakthrough for Ukraine. The government kept the situation, Ukraine stood up in difficult conditions and came to economic growth, - explained the Prime Minister.