Preparing for winter: the government eases restrictions for local authorities
This was announced by Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko.
According to her, the government is maintaining the basic level of co-financing from local budgets at no less than 20%, whilst conditions have been eased for frontline and the most burdened regions.
Thus, the government has set reduced levels of local budget contribution:
- up to 10% – for the Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kherson and Chernihiv regions;
- up to 15% – for Dnipropetrovsk region.
The decision was taken in consideration of the burden on regions that allocate significant resources to defence, security and the basic needs of the population.
It has also been determined that co-financing applies only to municipal property.
Separately, the government has authorised local authorities to finance local businesses for the implementation of Resilience Plans using funds from the reserve fund – on a non-repayable basis.
It is noted that this should accelerate the launch of projects in the following sectors:
- energy;
- heating;
- water supply.
The total cost of the Resilience Plans is estimated at 278 billion hryvnias. To date, the state has already allocated 22.8 billion hryvnias for priority measures to protect critical infrastructure.
“We expect the regions to maintain a high pace of preparation for the next heating season. The task remains unchanged – to implement the Resilience Plans on time and ensure the stable operation of critical infrastructure amid constant attacks,” the Prime Minister emphasised.
As a reminder, it was previously reported that Ukrainians may have their housing subsidy amounts reviewed if their household’s average monthly total income has changed by more than 50% either upwards or downwards. Such recalculations are carried out automatically twice a year.
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