Govt to raise war veterans’ pensions

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine plans to consider increasing pension payments to the disabled war veterans of II and III groups over 85 years old, Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov said, opening the Cabinet’s meting, ForUm correspondent reports.

 As he said, the government continues work towards enhancing the social protection of war veterans.

"Yes, we will introduce the norm, according to which the disabled veterans of II and III groups and combatants of the war with Imperial Japan in 1945, who turned 85 years of age and over, shall receive a monthly pension payment of at least 2 thousand 548 UAH," PM said.