Prime Minister of Ukraine Vladimir Groisman said that the country's authorities spend more than 100 billion hryvnia (about $ 3.8 billion) per year on servicing external debts. The head of the Cabinet said on Tuesday, September 5, at a round table meeting on the pension reform in the Nezalezhnaya, "112".

"We are on external debt, which have been accumulated for decades, we pay more than 100 billion a year of service," the prime minister said..

He stressed that the debt obligations do not allow the government to reveal the economic potential of Ukraine.

Later on Tuesday, speaking at the opening of the 7th session of the Verkhovna Rada, Grojsman called on all to unite to make concrete and correct decisions to enable citizens to "get a normal pension, quality education, quality health care and access to quality and fair justice".

In his view, for three years after the "revolution of dignity," the individual was able to "stabilize the situation" and has "small sprouts of economic growth, but this is not enough to give the Ukrainians the quality of life, proper wages, opportunities to receive quality education and to Ukrainians. health, "quotes Groisman's words" Ukrinform ".

In May of this year due to the arrears of contributions Ukraine lost the right to vote in the World Health Organization. In July, the Ministry of Finance said that the country's total public debt exceeded $ 75 billion, which is almost 80% of Ukraine's GDP.

Later, August 28, the deputy head of the National Bank Oleg Churiy said that until the end of 2017. for the debts of the Nezalezhnaya it is necessary to pay about $ 2 billion.

Earlier, in early April this year, the same Churiy declared that Kiev would need to pay up to the end of 2019 to pay $ 12.8 billion on foreign debts. To fulfill its obligations, the Independent must sell state property, including the most once-legendary Soviet industrial enterprises, at bargain prices.