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President at National Council of Reforms: Decentralization is future
23.06.2015 21:48 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
As of today, the Ukrainian National Council of Reforms headed by the President discussed the implementation of decentralization reform, President Petro Poroshenko Press Office reports.
«Decentralization is the future,» the Head of State noted and informed that the Ukrainian model of decentralization was based on the Polish one, which proved its efficiency in the neighboring country.
As to the report, while speaking of the essence of decentralization reform, the President explained the meaning of the term «subsidiarity»: «This is not about the subsidies paid from the top. This about the amount of power to be given to the community as the first, basic level of local self-government».
«The real money must reach the community,» the Head of State emphasized.
As to the President, the first step has already been made the Budget Code has been amended.
«At present, efficient cooperation of the President, Government and parliamentary coalition has already brought the first budget results of budget decentralization,» Poroshenko said informing on the first statistics, under which the financial base of local budgets has been increased up to 40%.
«Local budgets received real money for the first time. It is an extremely positive first step,» the President noted.
As to the report, the President also said the 4 top priority issues on amendments to the Constitution will be submitted for consideration by MPs. Except decentralization, it is also an issue of judicial reform and so 100% of remarks on this issue made by the Council of Europe and the Venice Commission will be taken into account by the Constitutional Commission.
Besides, Poroshenko added the Parliament is also to approve amendments to the Constitution regarding parliamentary and judicial immunity. «The entire country saw thousands of dollars slipped from the judicial robe of certain heads of courts of appeal and supreme courts. It became a symbol of shame of certain representatives of the judicial branch of power,» Poroshenko said.
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