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MPs of the Verkhovna Rada will adopt the state budget for 2016 on Thursday, December 24, Deputy Chairman of Bloc of Poroshenko faction Oleksiy Honcharenko said on Ukrainian TV Channel 5.
"In general, on December 24, the Verkhovna Rada should approve the budget, because there is no time for delay," said Honcharenko.
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