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Koretskyi stated that the government is doing everything possible to return to full funding.
The Cabinet of Ministers could not name specific timeframes for restoring local community payments. During the meeting of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities under the President of Ukraine, Prime Minister Serhiy Koretsky explained that deferring non-priority spending is a necessary step to meet defense needs, wage and pension payments, according to the official website of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.
The Prime Minister assured that he understands the concerns of community leaders and local authorities.
“I explained in detail the reasons and logic behind their adoption. At the same time, we heard many constructive proposals from communities and regions,” said the head of the government.
It is noted that the government will work out proposals in detail together with the Ministry of Finance.
Koretsky thanked the leaders of communities for their work, especially in frontline cities, and emphasized that the government is doing everything possible to return to full funding. He added that for the fastest restoration of expenditures, it is critically important to ensure stable international financing and to meet all partner conditions to receive funds.
The dates for unblocking non-priority payments in the Cabinet are not yet specified, but they emphasize that they continue to work together to return to full funding of all necessary areas as soon as possible.
Recall that in September the government announced that due to the difficult state of state finances it had switched to a mode of maximum economy and postponed all non-priority expenditures.
After this, the Association of Ukrainian Cities appealed to Prime Minister Serhiy Koretsky to unblock the funds necessary for payments for work and equipment for medical, educational, and social institutions, preparations for the heating season, and implementation of resilience plans. The association stressed that blocking settlements of communities for the above services and not only leads to consequences that “the aggressor could not achieve with shelling since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.”
The AMU Board also called on Koretsky to stop charging penalties on communities for unpaid loans and late settlements due to the lack of an official decision to block payments. They also urged the prime minister to initiate holding government officials accountable for the shutdown of all utility services in the country.
Oksana Prodan, adviser to the head of the AMU, had already stated that freezing funds to communities violates the law.
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