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Salaries for educators and scholarships will be increased, but pensions will not be rushed 17 August the Cabinet submitted its two-year program of activity to the Rada. Work on the document lasted almost a month. Last week government officials worked on the draft together with parliamentarians. And as a result of that work certain changes were made to the first draft of the document. RBC-Ukraine has both the first draft of the program and the final version of the document at its disposal. Special correspondent of RBC-Ukraine Yurii Doshchatov analyzed both texts and highlighted the main promises of the new government. . Key points: Government program: The Cabinet presented the Rada with a project for 2026–2027 years with clear goals and personal responsibility for ministers. Political immunity: Approval of the document protects the government from dismissal based on performance assessment for 1 year. European integration and the MFA: opening negotiations across all 6 EU clusters and accession to the United Expeditionary Forces (UEF). Energy: repair of 8 GW of capacity, launch of 800 MW of gas-fired generation and protection of infrastructure. Economy and finance: attract 101 billion dollars of state support over two years, increase tax revenues by 15–20% and sell two state banks by the end of 2027. Social sphere: transition to a new pension model (without raising the minimum wage to 6 thousand UAH), raises for teachers and medical workers, expanding the “Affordable Medicines” program. Digitalization: launch 5G in 5 cities and autonomy of 70% of communication towers for 72 hours without power. Almost a month after his appointment, the Cabinet of Serhii Koretskyi presented deputies with a draft program of activity for 2026–2027 years. This document defines the government’s main directions and priorities for the next two years. It is a clear list of what the government must do. Personal responsibility is specified for each direction, Koretskyi said after the program was approved by the Cabinet. The government program indeed clearly spells out the main goals for all areas of activity, the primary tasks and the criteria for their fulfillment. It also specifies that the relevant ministry or deputy prime minister is responsible for meeting the criteria in each area. Why the government program is needed For the government the program has not only political but also practical significance. Its approval by the Rada gives the Cabinet one year of immunity. Deputies cannot during that period dismiss the government for unsatisfactory performance. However, in Ukrainian political practice having a program does not always protect a government from dismissal. For example, the program of Oleksii Honcharuk’s Cabinet was approved by the Rada one month after his appointment. But two months later political circumstances forced Honcharuk to resign. The next two prime ministers also left office voluntarily. Denys Shmyhal worked for more than five years without an approved program of activity. His resignation also did not result from performance, but from a statement of relinquishing authority. Former prime minister Yuliia Svyrydenko also worked without an approved program, although her government prepared a draft document in August last year, but the Rada did not approve it. What Koretskyi’s government promises to do by the end of next year Read also: Russia is preparing strikes on gas: will reserves be enough for winter and how Svyrydenko will help Naftogaz Vice Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine By the end of 2027 the deputy prime minister Vsevolod Chentsov must ensure the opening of negotiations across all negotiating clusters for Ukraine’s accession to the EU (a total of 6 clusters) and fulfill conditions to be ready to close all negotiation chapters. Also by the end of next year the conditions must be met and an application submitted to join the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), and receive a positive decision from the OECD Council on starting negotiations and a Roadmap for Ukraine’s accession to the OECD. The agreement on conformity assessment and acceptability of industrial products (ACCA) must be concluded by the end of 2026. Ministry of Defense In 2026–2027 years the priority needs of the Armed Forces for types of weapons, military and special equipment, missiles and ammunition must be met by 100%. The personnel of the defense forces must also be fully staffed. The share of citizens trained at national resistance training centers should increase in 2027 year by 20% and reach 60 thousand people per year. A system for recording data on injuries (wounds, concussions, disability, trauma), analyzing their causes and assessing quality of care by creating an electronic combat injury registry for defense servicemembers must be implemented — this is the goal for 2027 year. Arms and military equipment to be purchased with EU credit funds are planned at no less than 60 billion euros, including at least 50 percent produced by Ukraine’s defense-industrial complex. In addition, strategic projects for the production of critical armaments of Ukrainian and international designs must be implemented, including anti-ballistic protection and ballistic weapons. Ministry of Internal Affairs By the end of 2027 the MIA must form four new units of the National Guard of Ukraine for participation in combat operations and provide them with necessary resources. Create a Unified Aviation Hub within the MIA’s management. By the end of the current year – achieve a reduction in road traffic fatalities by 5% and inspect 100% of civil defense protective facility stock. Also strengthen engineering and fortification protection of the state border with the Russian Federation and Belarus. Ensure 90% engineering arrangement of the border with the EU and Moldova by the end of 2026. Ministry of Energy The Ministry of Energy must carry out scheduled repairs of power plant equipment (NPPs, thermal power plants, combined heat and power plants, hydro/hydroelectric pumped storage) with total capacity of at least 8 GW to ensure passage through the autumn-winter period of 2026–2027 years. Complete measures to strengthen engineering and technical protection levels I and II at critical infrastructure facilities in the fuel and energy sector. By the end of the current year put into operation at least 800 MW of distributed gas-fired generation capacity, including at least 200 MW by state energy companies. To pass the heating season form a guaranteed insurance reserve of natural gas in the volume required for stable passage through the autumn-winter period — this is the plan for 2027 year. Also next year minimal oil and petroleum product stocks must be created in accordance with Ukrainian and EU legal requirements (this reserve corresponds to 90 days of average daily net imports or 61 days of average daily domestic consumption – ed.). By the end of next year preparation for integration of the electricity and natural gas markets into the EU internal market is planned to be completed. By the end of next year 100% of fuel and energy enterprises designated for privatization or liquidation must be transferred to the State Property Fund’s management. Ministry of Economy and Environment The task of the Ministry of Economy is to keep business activity stable through the end of 2027. During this period it is necessary to prepare at the feasibility-study level a list of recovery projects totaling more than 50 billion dollars. Preserve employment in 2026 at a level not lower than the indicator as of 1 May 2026 — 10,4 million people. Next year increase the number of employed in the economy by 3%. Demonstrate progress in aligning Ukrainian legislation with EU law. By the end of next year create an integrated environmental monitoring information system, establish a carbon registry and a Water Cadastre and Monitoring Center. Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food Growth of the share of processing in the structure of agricultural exports by the end of 2027 must increase to 63% (last year’s figure – 47,8%), and the volume of agricultural exports – by at least 4 billion US dollars (last year – 22,53 billion dollars). This is the main task for the Ministry of Agrarian Policy. About 70% of owners/users of land plots used for placement and maintenance of fortification structures should begin receiving compensation from 2027. Irrigated areas should increase to 200 thousand hectares by 2027 (currently – up to 14 ha. – ed.). Timber procurement volume – up to 15,5 million cubic meters in 2027 (in 2025 – 14,08 million cubic meters). Ministry of Finance In 2026 the Ministry of Finance must ensure attracting 49 billion dollars of external support. Next year – 52 billion dollars. Tax revenues to the state budget this year must increase by 15%, next year – by at least 20%, including through formalization. Maintain the weighted average cost of public debt at no more than 5%. Hold tenders to sell two state-sector banks by the end of 2027. The criterion regarding the sale of banks was changed. In the initial draft of the document the tenders were planned only to be launched by the end of next year. Ministry of Recovery, Infrastructure and Transport By the end of next year a new checkpoint on Ukraine’s border with Romania must be opened and 5 existing ones modernized. Increase checkpoint throughput by 15%; ensure 100% technical control of imported used cars; preserve transport visa-free travel with the EU; eliminate damage to state-significant road surfaces. Also protect road infrastructure in frontline territories; expand electrification of the western rail direction; build standard-gauge tracks to the state border with EU countries; restore 70% of damaged locomotives; renew 10% of rolling stock; equip 25 inclusive railway stations. The Cabinet must submit bills to the Verkhovna Rada on the National Bureau for Investigation of Transport Accidents and a National Commission for state regulation in the transport sector. By the end of next year investments attracted to the Chornomorsk seaport should total 300 million euros, and operations of the Greater Odesa and Danube region ports should be stable. Also, by the end of 2027 readiness to open airspace must be ensured. Ministry for Communities, Territories and Internally Displaced Persons of Ukraine In the period 2026–2027 years fair funding of communities must be established and a unified social services plan created taking into account the needs of IDPs and frontline regions. Ensure availability of 100% of services and benefits for IDPs in a single-window format (except for temporarily occupied territories and areas of active hostilities). By the end of next year 500 barrier-free routes in territorial communities must be equipped. Conclude at least 100 partnerships — bridges of trust between Ukrainian communities and regions and communities and regions of host countries. These bridges of trust should include mechanisms for preparing Ukrainians for return home. Also prepare 1000 project managers and attract 500 million dollars for recovery projects for communities and regions. Ministry of Social Policy, Family and Unity In the final version of the program the government removed from the list of tasks raising the minimum pension next year to 6 thousand hryvnias. Instead, the program added a criterion to transition by the end of next year to a new pension model that includes a basic age protection, an insurance pension according to contributions made, occupational pension mechanisms and voluntary savings. At the Ministry of Social Policy RBC-Ukraine was told that the item on the specific minimum pension amount was removed because it may change, as it depends on the size of the subsistence minimum. “But it will definitely be no less than 6 thousand hryvnias,” the ministry’s press service said. The possibility of a minimum pension of 6 thousand hryvnias in January was mentioned in an interview with RBC-Ukraine by Social Policy Minister Denys Uliutin. By the end of next year the number of organizations providing social services should increase by 15%, the number of resilience centers offering support to people in difficult life circumstances should increase to 735 (currently fewer than 400 – ed.). Financial support of 19,4 thousand hryvnias should be received by about 350 thousand households by the end of the current year, childcare support for children under one year – more than 180 thousand people. The share of officially employed people with disabilities by the end of 2027 should rise from 16% to 25%. Ministry for Veterans Affairs By the end of next year categories of persons must be delineated: World War II veterans and those who participated in hostilities in other states; persons who participated in the Revolution of Dignity; war veterans who took part in repelling Russia’s armed aggression against Ukraine; persons involved in supporting activities aimed at protecting Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity. About 50% of veteran services must have a unified standard. By the end of 2027 services should be provided to more than 40 thousand war veterans and their family members in the fields of physical and mental health that are not covered by the medical guarantees program. 300 thousand war veterans should receive cash assistance for physical culture and sports. More than 5 thousand veterans and family members should be provided housing through cash compensation. At least 4 thousand war veterans and family members should receive vocational adaptation — at least 2 thousand people annually. State financial support to start or develop entrepreneurial activity should be given to at least 800 veteran entrepreneurship entities — at least 400 entities annually. State educational assistance should be paid to about 11 thousand children of war veterans over 2026–2027 years. Also construction of more than 20 state veteran spaces should be started by the end of next year. In addition, unified standards for the operation of military cemeteries must be formed by the end of this year. Ministry of Health By the end of next year the pay level of health care workers must be at least the average wage in the economy. At least 10 nursing professions must be added to the Unified Qualifications Register by the end of the current year. The reimbursement program for medicines, which covers more than 3 million patients annually, must be expanded, and spending on reimbursement for Ukrainian-made medicines increased by at least 25%. 270 health care institutions (170 municipal and 100 primary care facilities) must be equipped with solar power plants by the end of next year. By the end of 2027 all health care facilities must have access to high-speed Internet. Ministry of Education and Science By the end of next year salaries for pedagogical and research-pedagogical staff must be increased by 20%. Research staff after certification — to 50%. Also by the end of 2027 additional 500 educational institutions must be equipped with shelters, 500 — with uninterrupted power supply, and at least 50 autonomous schools. 1 000 school buses must be purchased. Academic scholarships in vocational, professional pre-higher and higher education institutions should be doubled — this is the plan by the end of 2027. At least 60 thousand students should receive state grants for higher education. Ministry of Youth and Sports By the end of next year the government plans to make sport in Ukraine accessible to everyone, bring Ukrainian athletes to a higher world level and involve 2,1 million ordinary citizens in regular training. It also plans to start fundraising to restore five destroyed sports facilities in Sumy, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Chernihiv and Chernihiv region. Ministry of Culture By the end of next year 15% of national cultural institutions should receive patronage support. A new wage model for cultural institution employees is also planned. Ukraine should participate in nine key global cultural events (biennales, book fairs, film festivals, etc.). 24 new sites of Ukrainian cultural heritage will be added to the UNESCO International List of Cultural Properties under Enhanced Protection. By the end of next year a worldwide conference on Ukrainian studies will be held and conservation work on the Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra completed. 100% of monuments of national significance will be entered into the State Register of Immovable Monuments of Ukraine (ePam’yatka). The total number of evacuated museum items since the full-scale Russian invasion should exceed 1 million units by the end of next year. Thanks to the state program Thousand Spring the consumption of Ukrainian content by the population should increase by 10% in 2027. Ministry of Foreign Affairs The MFA must ensure long-term sustainable defense support for Ukraine throughout the period. Promote strengthening of the Ukrainian defense industry and the activities of 11 defense coalitions, including the Coalition of the Willing and the Integrated Anti-Ballistic Coalition. By the end of next year Ukraine intends, within the current Enhanced Partnership status, to integrate into the United Expeditionary Forces (UEF) as a full member. It is also planned to create legal grounds to begin the operational work of a Special Tribunal on the crime of aggression against Ukraine. The MFA must act to further isolate the Russian Federation on the international stage, increase pressure on the aggressor state in international organizations and on international platforms (UN, UNESCO, OSCE, Council of Europe, Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, etc.). Ministry of Digital Transformation By the end of next year at least 70% of mobile base stations must be able to operate without power for at least 72 hours. In five populated localities (Lviv, Borodianka, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Odesa) pilot 5G mobile communication implementation must be ensured by the end of the current year. Critical state systems must resume operation within 24 hours in case the main digital infrastructure is disrupted. Ministry of Justice By the end of the current year the Ministry of Justice must improve the automated enforcement proceedings system. By the end of next year expand online access to documents of the National Archival Fund and to information about preserved documentary evidence regarding the events of Ukraine’s fight for independence that are held both in state archival institutions and in civil society organizations. The justice ministry must also permanently implement a mechanism for involving psychologists in criminal proceedings involving minors. Also by the end of the current year the Ministry of Justice must ensure full integration of probation subjects (convicted persons not isolated from society – ed.) who are war veterans into society and prevent recidivism.
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