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"Kyiv District Administrative Court has completed the consideration of the case on a lawsuit filed by Stanislav Batryn against the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine regarding the living wage for 2019. The court declared unlawful the actions of the Cabinet of Ministers on setting the living wage for 2019 without conducting a scientific and public examination of the formed set of food, products, and services," the report reads.

In addition, the court found unlawful the government's actions to develop and approve the draft law on the state budget for 2019, its submission to the Verkhovna Rada in violation of the order for setting the living wage and other social standards and guarantees.

In its ruling, Kyiv District Administrative Court obliged the Cabinet of Ministers to set the living wage in accordance with the provisions of the laws of Ukraine on the living wage and on state social standards and state social guarantees.

Kyiv District Administrative Court opened proceedings in the case of a lawsuit filed by human rights activist Batryn against the Cabinet, in which he asked the court to declare unlawful the government's actions when setting the living wage in Ukraine for 2019.

Batryn said the living wage of UAH 1,218 set by the government does not meet the criteria of the current standard of living of Ukrainians. He estimates that the living wage should be around UAH 5,000-7,000.



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