Cabinet of Ministers allowed communities to spend budget balances on energy independence and air defense - Svyrydenko

 • 1864 переглядiв

At a meeting in Vinnytsia, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the purchase of alternative energy using community funds. Direct funding for local air defense groups was also permitted.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, during an off-site meeting in Vinnytsia on May 22, adopted decisions to support the region, including preparations for winter, housing restoration, and infrastructure recovery. This was reported by UNN with reference to the Prime Minister of Ukraine Yuliia Svyrydenko.

Details

At a meeting with members of parliament, the leadership of the Regional Military Administration and the regional council, and the Mayor of Vinnytsia, key issues regarding the region's vital functions were discussed. The focus is on preparations for the next heating season, business support, and ensuring the stability of the social sphere

- the post reads.

As Svyrydenko noted, in the face of constant Russian attacks, communities must have backup power sources for hospitals, schools, social institutions, and other critical infrastructure.

The head of government instructed the Ministry of Finance, together with the Ministry of Development and the Ministry of Energy, to work on amendments to budget legislation regarding the allocation of free balances from local budgets for the purchase and maintenance of alternative energy sources for municipal institutions. This refers to solar panels, wind turbines, cogeneration units, and energy storage systems.

Yuliia Svyrydenko also instructed the Ministry of Finance, together with the Ministry of Education and Science and the Ministry of Social Policy, to develop mechanisms for compensating local budgets for the labor costs of employees in educational, social, and rehabilitation institutions.

In addition, the Ministry of Finance, together with the Ministry of Education and Science and the Ministry of Social Policy, was instructed to develop mechanisms for compensating local budgets for the labor costs of employees in educational, social, and rehabilitation institutions.

As a reminder

Prime Minister of Ukraine Yuliia Svyrydenko stated that the Cabinet of Ministers adopted changes to an experimental project to create air defense groups within volunteer formations of territorial communities. Local self-government bodies will be able to join the project and directly fund air defense groups within volunteer formations of territorial communities.

Popular
News by theme