Decentralisation in Ukraine

Decentralisation in Ukraine is a series of reforms to give additional power and resources to local authorities. This process was intended to advance regional development and border reform. Successful steps have been taken. Angela Merkel,[1] Georg Milbradt[2] and Hugues Mingarelli[3] praised the reforms. In opinion of financial experts (PhD Yеvhеn Мarynсhak) decentralizing public funds of territorial communities, the state should use real instruments that can help create a strong regional economy on the territory.[4]

logo of Decentralisation in Ukraine

Reforms

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The decentralization reform had the following provisions:

The reform consists of three key components:[5]

History

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After Ukraine gained independence in 1991, the state increased local/regional government powers. In 1997 Ukraine ratified the European Charter of Local Self-Government, and adopted regulatory acts that established such powers. However, discussions concerning larger scale organisation as a rule concerned the distribution of powers at the national level.

Following Euromaidan in 2014, the new government launched a national project "Decentralisation" (Ukrainian: Національний проект "Децентралізація"), on 1 April.[6] The government of Volodymyr Groysman identified support for decentralisation as one of its priorities.

Results

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During the reform, local budget revenues grew from ₴68.6 billion in 2014 to ₴146.6 billion in 2016. By the end of 2017, local budget revenues had reached ₴170.7 billion. In addition, amalgamated hromadas became more active in the process of budget formation: during the first 10 months of 2017, amalgamated hromadas increased their own revenues by 80%, while national revenues grew by only 31.8%. In addition, per capita development expenditures in January-September 2017 increased by 225% compared to 2016 (for example: in communities without amalgamated hromada, growth was only 50%).[7]

From 2014 to 2017, state support for the development of amalgamated hromadas and their infrastructure increased from ₴0.5 billion up to ₴14.9 billion.[8][unreliable source?]

International support

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Donor agencies, embassies and multilateral organisations are financing and implementing programs and decentralization projects via a Donor Board.

The following projects and organisations are very active:[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine - Angela Merkel praised decentralization reform in Ukraine". www.kmu.gov.ua. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine - Decentralization reform is one of the most successful reforms in country, says Georg Milbradt". www.kmu.gov.ua. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Mingarelli: Decentralization reform in Ukraine amazes with its successes". KyivPost. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  4. ^ Мarynсhak, Yеvhеn (2019). Theoretical and methodological approaches to the formation of a modern system of enterprises, organizations and institutions' development (1st ed.). Dallas: Primedia eLaunch LLC. pp. 157–158. doi:10.36074/tmafmseoid.ed-1.15. ISBN 978-1-64669-378-8. S2CID 212956756.
  5. ^ Decentralisation in Ukraine: Achievements, expectations and concerns (PDF). International Alert / Ukrainian Center for Independent Political Research. 2017. p. 3.
  6. ^ "About Reform". decentralization.gov.ua. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  7. ^ Oleksandr Virnyk (13 November 2017). "Monitoring of Decentralisation reform as of November 2017" (in Ukrainian). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. ^ Redaktor. "Фінансова децентралізація: чи виправдалися очікування?". nbuviap.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Усі проекти - Карта донорів". DonorsMap. Archived from the original on 22 February 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.

See also

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