3 Dec 2012 15:40

Ukrainian govt approves draft 2013 budget

KYIV. Dec 3 (Interfax) - The Ukrainian government has approved the draft national budget for 2013 with forecast GDP growth of 3.4% and inflation of 4.8%, Acting Deputy Prime Minister Sergiy Tigipko said.

"Today we approved the new national budget, but work on it will continue until the end of the day. We're still working with the Finance Ministry. We will finish the work on all indices," he told journalists in Kyiv on Monday.

Tigipko also said that by the end of the day the government will send the document to the parliament, which may consider it on Tuesday, December 4.