PM: Government to select the best reform proposals and implement them in line with previously defined priorities

The Government will select the best reform proposals, including from the experts and the National Reform Council of the President, and bring it to life in line with the previously defined priorities. This was stated by Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman, opening the first meeting of the Government on Wednesday, April 20.

"Our State has a lot of plans, but we need to take all the best done by the previous Government, to consider, to take the best what the experts can offer us, and what drafted by the National Council of Reforms and implement this in practice," stated Volodymyr Groysman. “The most important thing is not only to get a lot of plans, but to create an operational plan with clear responsibility of each official for implementation of tasks," he stressed.

The Prime Minister has informed that, on Tuesday, the National Reform Council passed proposals to the Cabinet of Ministers related to implementation of reforms in the country. Today the Government will receive proposals on this issue from the expert community, noted Volodymyr Groysman.

According to him, the Cabinet of Ministers is to take first decisions on urgent matters developed during these few days.

The Prime Minister has stressed that it is very important to develop together an operational plan for the implementation of reforms in the country, as well as quickly form an action plan for each Ministry within 30 days.

The Prime Minister reminded that the new Government was formed less than a week ago, and today the Ministers are studying the real situation in their Ministries.

According to him, one of the priorities of the Government shall be the elimination of corruption. "We need to stop pressure from the authorities on entrepreneurs, on business, to curb corruption in the customs and tax area - these are those tasks that will allow us to create a normal climate and, generally speaking, to fill the budget, aimed at addressing the needs of the State and Ukrainians," said the Prime Minister.

Moreover, we must create an effective system of social protection, protect the sovereignty and preserve the unity of the State.

"Our priorities remain completely the same - improving the quality of public administration and accountability of government and officials, the issue of macro-financial stability, the resumption of economic growth," underlined the Prime Minister.

"The overall objective is to improve the quality of life, I think it should be on the agenda of each Minister, we should start our work with this," emphasized Volodymyr Groysman.