One of the prospective candidates for the post of the Ukrainian president, banker Sergiy Tigipko, has criticized the parliament's approval at first reading of a draft law on the living wage and minimum wage for 2009 and 2010.
The banker’s press service reported this on Tuesday.
According to Tigipko, a positive vote on this issue was a condition
for the Region Party’s unblocking the parliament’s rostrum. The banker
said this was too high a price for unblocking the parliament’s work.
“All countries are lowering social standards during the crisis and
are using the money to revive their economies. Our lawmakers are ready
to warm themselves by a fire that is burning away the country’s
future,” the banker said.
Ukraine needs an additional UAH 8 billion this year to implement this law, he said
Passing this law when the country is facing fiscal deficit will only boost wage arrears, the banker said.
