Sevastopol's Budget-2011 will be "tight" without Russian fleet's money

30.12.2010 Sevastopol city council adopted the budget for 2011 during the special session. The document was backed by "Party of Regions", "Strong Ukraine", "People's Party", and a part of "Russian Block". Sevastopol Mayor Valery Saratov called the Budget-2011 "tight". As is known, despite the Kharkov agreements, Kiev refused to increase the sum invested to Sevastopol for Russia's Black Sea Fleet deployed there.

Valery Saratov confirmed that 92 per cent of city budget in 2011 would be spent for social needs.

Sevastopol's basic sources of income are individual taxes, sale of lands and tenant rights for land plots.

"I have no doubts that we will implement the budget's fiscal revenue. We thoroughly analyzed all incomes and included only hundred-per-cent sources", Saratov said.

"Some members of the council do not vote for the budget as they principally want any mess in the city. That is absolutely wrong. Budget is the city's main financial document. To let it work since January 1, we should adopt it… We have "Party of Regions", "Strong Ukraine", "People's Party" here in Sevastopol, and we take all responsibility for the budget implementation", concluded Valery Saratov.

City budget of 2011 will be UAH 1.3544 bln which is UAH 61.2 mln (4.7%) larger than the budget expected in 2010.

However, according to Sevastopol's TV channel NTS referred to informal conversations with various officials, "it will be a hard time for city and its outskirts – extra millions will be 'eaten' by inflation".

As for the TV channel, in 2011 average wage of medical personnel in Sevastopol will be UAH 1,900 per month.