KIEV, March 25 – The International Monetary Fund is waiting for the Cabinet of Ministers to approve the price of gas extracted by Ukrgazvydobuvannia that will be sold to households for generate heat, a source in the Ukrainian government has told Interfax-Ukraine.

The source said that this decision is an important step for completing the second revision of the IMF-supported Extended Fund Facility program for Ukraine.

The IMF asked to accelerate resolving the issue in the middle of March. The fund said that the step was agreed in the memorandum signed in July 2015.