Ukrainian finance minister not sure if IMF will okay adopted budget and taxation bills

She said this during a briefing in Kyiv on Wednesday. "During the negotiations on the budget in the Verkhovna Rada, a number of amendments were introduced into our legislative package, and they need to be agreed with the IMF separately. I am not fully confident that these changes will be agreed upon," she said. Thus, the approval of the budget, which is a precondition for a new tranche of the IMF loan, is no guarantee of this tranche.