Government meets all obligations for social payments, including in Donetsk and Luhansk region

At a session of the Government on Wednesday, June 4, the Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk appealed to the Ministry of internal Affairs, Security Service of Ukraine, Ministry of Social Policy, PJSC “State Savings Bank of Ukraine” and Ukrposhta with a request to ensure getting of social payments by Ukraine’s citizens, including those who reside on the territory of Donetsk and Luhansk regions.  

“They are our citizens and they also wish to get rid of the terrorists like the entire Ukraine. And we shall meet all our obligations for Ukrainian citizens irrespectively of where they live – in Donetsk, Luhansk, Lviv or Ternopil. I ask to assume strict control over the situation,” Arseniy Yatsenyuk emphasized.

The Head of Government reminded that on June 3 at the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine’s session he had reported on the situation in Donetsk and Luhansk concerning gathering taxes and non-tax payments: “I cannot help but I am concerned about the situation as we have failed to gather 422 million hryvnyas from these two regions over the recent month”.

At the same time, he emphasized, the Government of Ukraine covers all social payments in full.

According to the Minister of Social Policy Liudmyla Denisova, on June 3 financing of pensions started in accordance with the payment timeline.

In particular, according to her, today pensions are to be received by 83 thousand retirees in Donetsk region and 44 thousand in Luhansk region: “Tomorrow, according to the schedule, we will finance assistance to families with children, including the mentioned regions as well. The mentioned funds are obtained by 326 thousand families in Donetsk region and 164 thousand in Luhansk region. Therefrom, we have a standards situation”.  

However, Liudmyla Denisova stressed, the Ministry is not capable to ensure payments in three towns of Eastern Ukraine – Slovyansk, Kramatorsk and Antratzit: “We cannot afford those people who ensure this financial assistance payments to be in danger”.

Moreover, the Minister of Social Policy informed that the Government had paid off practically all the debts of the previous government, social welfare funds, social and insurance payments: “I can inform we owed nothing to our citizens”.