KIEV, March 16 – Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has assessed the total amount of funds required for the realization of the social initiatives of President Viktor Yanukovych at UAH 25 billion.

"It’s not a large sum [of expense] compared to the total budget expenditure – around 5%," he said in an interview with the Examination for Power TV program on the First National TV Channel.

Azarov said that there are risks of inflation growth after the realization of the initiatives, although the government is able to balance them, he said.