Prime Minister Viktor
Yanukovych instructed the Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers to draft a
new bill "On the Cabinet of Ministers" by early September for the
Verkhovna Rada's consideration. As the Premier told the Cabinet session on
Monday, drafting the bill is an urgent and priority task, Cabinet's press office reported.
The number of
governmental committees is supposed to be decreased from seven to five, each of
them to be subordinated to the Prime Minister and a relevant Vice Prime
Minister.
Thus, Prime Minister
Yanukovych is supposed to chair the governmental committee for industrial
policy, defense and international cooperation.
First Vice Prime Minister,
Finances Minister Mykola Azarov to lead the committee for economic policy and
Vice Prime Minister Andriy Kliuyev to chair the committee for the economy real
sector, to which the department for agrarian matters will be affixed, which was
earlier led by Vice Prime Minister for agrarian matters.
The Govt committee for
regional policies, construction and public amenities will be subordinated to
Vice Prime Minister, Minister for construction, architecture and public
amenities Volodymyr Rybak and the humanitarian and social affairs committee to
Vice Prime Minister Dmytro Tabachnyk.
