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Almost four million Ukrainians still getting pension less than thousand hryvnais

Almost four million Ukrainians still getting pension less than thousand hryvnais
From May 1, 2012 pensions have been increased for 12 million 900 thousand pensioners, vice PM and minister for social policy Serhiy Tihipko told a briefing in the Cabinet, ForUm correspondent reports.

"Average pension has been increased by 120 hryvnais and now makes 1399 hrv. 21 cop.," the official specified.

He also informed that at the beginning of the year as many as seven million 16 thousand pensioners were getting pension less that a thousand hryvnais, while as of today this number has decreased down to three million 703 thousand people.