KIEV, June 23 ??“ The government will soon hold a special tender to select the top manager for Naftogaz Ukrayiny, the national oil and gas company, Yulia Tymoshenko, prime minister designate, said Friday.

Naftogaz, the country??™s biggest taxpayer with total revenue expected at about $10 billion hryvnias this year, has been recently facing serious financial problems and mounting debts for gas supplies.