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Ukraine adopts IMF-backed budget after lengthy debate
Published Mon, Dec 29, 2014 · 09:50 PM
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Kiev
UKRAINE'S Parliament on Monday adopted an austerity budget that hikes import prices and shrinks social spending in order to balance the books under a plan backed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The highly disputed 2015 plan was rammed through by the government-led coalition after a marathon debate concluded with a 4.15am vote that came without most deputies ever having seen a full copy of the Bill.
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