Ukrainian trade unions are asking the nation’s courts to block the government’s effort to double natural gas prices, a key component of the deficit-reduction plan under review by the International Monetary Fund. Read the story here.
Unions have filed three actions with the Kiev city administrative court, which will hear the first case Sept. 16, officials from the National Forum of Trade Unions said at a news conference today in Kiev. A similar move by the unions last year delayed the disbursement of funds from the IMF.
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