KIEV, Aug. 20 – The national Ukragroleasing said UAH750-850 million must be allocated from the national budget over the next four-to-five years for leasing machinery for the Ukrainian agriculture sector.

"Today, a political decision is needed to settle the issue of the technical re-equipment of farms, firstly at the level of Parliament, in order to cover annual expenses over four or five years in financing leasing transactions in the agriculture sector worth at least UAH750-850 million," Ukragroleasing Director General Serhiy Smyk said in an interview with the Uriadovy Kurier newspaper published last week.