KIEV, April 8 – Miners of state coalmines will receive UAH 400 million of wage arrears thanks to the reduction of expenses for restructuring of the coal and peat production industry foreseen in the national budget.

Draft law No. 2376 on amendments to the national budget was passed by parliament on Tuesday with 269 supporting votes.

"This will allow covering the wage arrears to miners in full," Head of the profile parliamentary committee Mykola Martynenko said.