People’s deputies’ privileges will be canceled after New Year

The People’s deputies’ privileges will be canceled immediately after the New Year. Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko stated at a briefing in the Cabinet of Ministers. ForUm’s correspondent reports.

According to her, the budget for 2008, elaborated by her government, doesn’t foresee privileges for People’s deputies and officials.

Tymoshenko noted that hundreds of millions of Hryvnya were foreseen in the previous budget on People’s deputies’ and officials privileges. “There were big sums,” she explained.

Tymoshenko also has said that she is afraid that if her government works on order making for a year, “we will not have those people who can work in the government’ bodies.”