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The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has prepared a draft law, according to which benefits will be cut by profession, Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Social Policy Sergiy Tigipko has said.

"Next week we will post [on the Web site of the Social Policy Ministry] two interesting draft laws on additional taxation of transactions with conventional offshore zones and the way how we will reduce benefits, taking into account professional features, including those for MPs, the members of the government and the presidential administration," Tigipko said in the Velyka Polityka program on the Inter TV channel on Friday.

He also added that on Nov. 11 the ministry posted on its Web site a draft law on taxation of wealthy Ukrainians. The vice premier said that everyone can read the bill and send proposals to improve the document.