Poroshenko signs law on pension reform

Poroshenko signs law on pension reform

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed the bill "On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine Regarding Pensions Increase".

"I want to congratulate all pensioners, because justice has been restored, and I stress that the law provides not only for a current increase, because pensioners have always got bigger payments before the elections. We are doing it now, and modernization of pensions is laid down as an efficient mechanism on an ongoing basis," to the presidential press service quoted Poroshenko as saying.