As regards the 2010 inflation rate, Shlapak noted that it must also be about 14-15%, Ukraine will hardly manage to have one-digit inflation rate next year. He expressed confidence that in 2010 it would be necessary to liberalize prices in gas, energy and public utility sectors.
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Inflation rate in Ukraine to reach 13-14% by end of 2009
According to the First Deputy Head of the
President's Secretariat Oleksandr Shlapak, inflation rate in Ukraine will reach approximately 13-14% by end of 2009. He also noted that the inflation
index actually coincides with the Secretariat's forecast made at the
beginning of 2009.