Yekhanurov Sets Goals For New Government.

Prime Minister Yurii Yekhanurov laid out the goals Our Ukraine and the President have for the new government. According to Yekhanurov the new government should aim to achieve GDP growth of 6-8% until 2011, reduce the  percentage of state companies to GDP to 10% by 2010 (currently this figure is in the ballpark of 35%), increase direct foreign investment by 10 times and cut Ukraine’s energy dependence from 55% to 38% by 2010. In the sphere of foreign policy the new government is required to work within the frame-work of Yushchenko’s “10-Steps to the People Plan” which envisions Ukraine joining the WTO this year and forming a free trade zone with the EU in 2007. Concorde Capital: Getting all coalition members to agree to these principals before forming a government is key to Our Ukraine’s plan, as it will mean that regardless of who the PM is they will have to follow these general principals, however the other parties will greet these ideas and who binding this agreement is remains to be seen.