28 August 2010, 10:00
Volodymyr Lytvyn outlined the Objectives of the Seventh Session of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
"First and foremost, the spirit and the essence of parliamentarism should be preserved," Volodymyr Lytvyn, Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, stated in the interview to "Holos Ukrainy" newspaper, asked about the objectives of the seventh parliamentary session. He supposes that "it will guarantee the democratic development of the country and freedom in all aspects." According to V.Lytvyn, if the People´s Deputies understand the necessity of considering the public mood and concerns, then the common policy of the state will meet the public interests. He is convinced that "the gap between the authorities and the people, the state and the public will not grow."
Among the specific objectives of The Verkhovna Rada, the Head of the Ukrainian Parliament singled out adoption of the state budget for the next year. "Budget is a mirror of economy, a reflection of the state policy and a country´s prospect," V.Lytvyn stated. He calls for adopting a true-to-life budget "to guarantee development of the country, and spur the business initiative of the people." He believes that actual, not virtual, economy should be preserved.
The Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine also mentioned adoption of the Tax Code and its unification with the Budget Code. "Today, the non-existent Tax Code is stirring emotions already. I stress that its completed version does not exist. There were some disagreements between the specialized parliamentary committee and the Cabinet of Ministers. I received a letter from the committee chairman that informs about the substantial discrepancies between the draft referred to the Cabinet of Ministers and the text published for the public discussion. The question arises: what are we discussing?", V.Lytvyn stated. However, these misunderstandings should not be exaggerated. "This process should be restarted and completed. Actually, it should start from scratch, otherwise how can we consider the proposals to be submitted by the experts in tax legislation before the second reading? " the Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine asked. He hopes that the work that has been already completed will not be useless, "as a clearer common vision of the fundamental tax document has shaped." It should meet the needs of entire country, V.Lytvyn declared. It is the key objective of The Verkhovna Rada.