The Budget Committee has recommended that the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopt the draft State Budget for 2025 in its first reading, as well as the draft Budget Conclusions.
The recommendations include significant changes and new funding priorities, including:
New Payment System for the Verkhovna Rada Apparatus — starting April 1, 2025, a transition to a grading system for salaries is proposed.
"Chernobyl Pension" — reduce payments, providing them only to those who actually lived in the exclusion zone from 1986 to 1993. This change is expected to save about 15 billion UAH.
Review of Judges' Bonuses — discuss the feasibility of awarding bonuses to local court judges in 2025 and adjust expenses accordingly.
Funding for New Passenger Cars — consider allocating 4.8 billion UAH for the purchase of new train cars.
Financial Support for Hromadas — it is proposed to direct 4% of personal income tax (PIT) to the budgets of united territorial communities (UTC) and simultaneously discontinue subsidies from the state budget to regional budgets for compensation of utility tariffs.
Reverse Payments from Local Budgets — analyze the necessity of transferring reverse payments from local self-government bodies (LSG) to the state budget, which would allow for 12.9 billion UAH to remain locally.
These proposals reflect a commitment to enhance support for the security sector, optimize budget expenditures, support local budgets, and rationalize social assistance.