Politics: State Budget & Economy

 Yushchenko  blames the prime minster Ukraine's current economic woes, while the next area of conflict between the president and prime minister may be the state budget.  According to BBC Ukraine report,  the president thinks the government is pushing  populist policies, he also discusses the chance of  borrowing money (possibly  Russia) to cover the budget deficit (Excerpt below, article here). He  warns that the budget deficit may be 7% of GDP. This comes as the country's financial rating is downgraded by Fitch. Ukraine has already  been seeking financial assistance from other countries and institutions as it tries to deal with the economic crisis. 

Президент наголосив, що такі теми як державний бюджет України і його дефіцит, а також розмір державного боргу, стосуються не лише уряду та його керівника, а й кожного громадянина України:

«Це дефіцит, який говорить, що уряд не може адекватно реагувати на виклики, які сьогодні є. Це уряд, який не хоче пропонувати політику змін і реформ. Це уряд, який просто проводить далі політику популізму, і це небезпечно».

The preisdent stresses that the state budge of Ukraine, its deficit, and also the acnknowledged budget, is of concern not only to the Governmetn and its leaders but ot every citizen of Ukraine. 

"This deficit , which they speak, that the government cannot equally realize this call today. The government, which won't change its policy proposal and reform. This government, which simply wants to continue to follow populist policies , this is dangerous--(My Translation)

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