NSDC considers programs to support population and business and new sanctions packages – OP

The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine chaired by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting to consider programs to support the population and business, strengthen financial stability and tighten sanctions, the President’s Office reported on February 5, UNN reports.

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Ruslan Kravchenko, Head of the State Tax Service, and Philip Pronin, Head of the State Financial Monitoring Service, reported on financial cleanliness in the country. In particular, they reported on stopping shadow financial schemes used by oligarchs, officials and MPs to hide money.

Important reports on financial cleanliness in the country. The heads of the tax service and financial monitoring have recently been replaced, and there are already first results. Results on shadow financial schemes that have finally been stopped. And this applies to oligarchs, officials, MPs, and those who use various funds to actually hide money. Billions of hryvnias. Law enforcement agencies have the relevant materials. Investigations must be objective, regardless of who is breaking the law. The National Security and Defense Council has also made a decision on sanctions. The lists will be published soon. There will be several tough packages

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Support for citizens and Ukrainian businesses is also among the top priorities.

In particular, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and First Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Yulia Svyrydenko reported on the status of implementation of government programs to support the population and business representatives.

We are working to increase all support formats that are effective. And this will be – I have given the relevant instructions to the government. Important: we are ready for the spring with the indexation of pensions, it will be from March 1

The meeting reportedly focused on financial sustainability and discipline. Zelenskyy instructed to “regulate the imbalance of imports and exports.

Much more opportunities for manufacturing in Ukraine should be created to support all forms of economic activity in Ukraine. Just as we are already attracting foreign investment in arms production, the government should work on other industries as well

They also talked about attracting partners, particularly from Europe, to create safe conditions for economic activity – humanitarian demining, demining of agricultural land, and air defense of Ukrainian cities.