According to the prime minister, Naftogaz profits will be directed to the needs of citizens.

The Cabinet of Ministers made a decision to send 90% of all profits of NAK Naftogaz of Ukraine to the budget. The Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman announced this today at an extraordinary meeting of the government.

“We made a decision that 90% of Naftogaz’s profits will be returned to the budget, and from the budget it is directed to the needs of Ukrainian citizens and the Ukrainian state,” said Groisman.

Recall, today the Cabinet of Ministers decided to raise gas prices for the population by 23.5%.

October 17 The Cabinet of Ministers extended to October 27 the current price for gas.

Prior to this, the government has repeatedly extended it - until the end of May, until the end of July, then August and September..

In late September, Minister of Social Policy Andrei Reva said that the Cabinet of Ministers may refuse to raise gas prices due to the lack of agreements with the IMF.

Since July 2017, Ukraine has been in a difficult negotiating process with the IMF on the gas issue. But according to media reports, on September 11, the Cabinet of Ministers and the IMF agreed on a gradual increase in the price of gas until 2020.

According to the macroeconomic forecast, which the NBU announced in July, the increase in gas prices for citizens in the framework of agreements with the IMF will be held in two stages: in 2018, the price of gas will increase by 25%, in 2019 - by 15%.

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