The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a reform of civil servants' remuneration, which will reportedly save UAH 8 billion a year. This was announced by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal at a government meeting.
"The Government continues to reform public administration. Today, we are approving a document on a new system of remuneration based on the qualifications of positions and grades," he said.
According to him, now 70% of a civil servant's salary will be a salary, and only 30% will be bonuses.
"None of the managers will be able to charge exorbitant bonuses, allowances and surcharges at will," he said.
According to him, the new system will cover both government agencies with jurisdiction over the whole of Ukraine (ministries, the Cabinet of Ministers, the Presidential Office) and regional agencies (regional and district administrations).
At the same time, starting January 1, the government will reduce the number of civil service vacancies by almost 20,000.
"According to the Ministry of Finance, the new salary system and the reduction of vacancies will allow us to save about UAH 8 billion of budget funds and to allocate them for security and defense in 2024," he said.
