On air on Radio Era FM

On air on Radio Era FM
01 December 2009
On air on Radio Era FM
Simply About Budget 2010: IBSER on Balans Economic Talk Show
 
     A topical discussion of the 2010 budget issues was hosted by the Radio Era FM on 1 December 2009. The Balans economic talk show’s guests of the day were:
          - Iryna Shcherbyna, Director General of IBSER, and
          - Viktor Lysytskyi, member of the Entrepreneurs' Council under the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.
     The following issues were discussed in a live show:
          - general assessment of the 2010 budget;
          - why the 2010 budget has not been approved until this time;
          - consequences of further lack of budget approval — what could be its threats for Ukrainians;
          - the status of current budget execution;
          - what is the status of local budgets: problems and prospects;
          - the essence of local budget reform and why it is needed;
          - what is Performance Program Budgeting (PPB) in budget formulation and execution;
          - what are its benefits for the regions;
          - what innovations will need to be introduced in the budget at the time of economic crisis.
     The experts also answered questions from the listeners.
     The Balans talk show presents discussions on economic topics with its guests in the studio. The show appears on Tuesdays at 3 p.m. The show is presented by Dmytro Krykun.