The Cabinet of Ministers approved a resolution that will allow internally displaced persons who lived in the temporarily occupied territories to receive assistance of up to UAH 2 million to purchase a new home, according to the Ministry of Community and Territorial Development.
“We are launching a new support mechanism that will allow thousands of Ukrainians whose homes remain in the temporarily occupied territories to purchase their own homes. This is not just about housing — it is about regaining a sense of home, stability, and security. We already have agreements with international partners for $180 million. These are the first 3,700 families who will receive payments. We continue to work to ensure that every Ukrainian family affected by Russian aggression has access to state assistance,” said Deputy Prime Minister for the Restoration of Ukraine — Minister of Community and Territorial Development Oleksiy Kuleba.
The voucher will be provided as part of the expansion of the “eReconstruction” program developed by the Ministry of Development. The amount of assistance is up to UAH 2 million per person or family. The state will issue housing vouchers — electronic documents that will be stored in the State Register of Damaged and Destroyed Property.
The voucher can be used to purchase an apartment or house (or invest in its construction); pay the first installment or repay a mortgage.
Previously, internally displaced persons whose homes remained in the temporarily occupied territories could not take advantage of existing compensation programs. This was due to the inability to inspect the housing. Now, the state offers a separate form of support that allows them to purchase new homes in safer regions.
Initially, the program will be available to IDPs who have combatant status and persons with disabilities resulting from the war.
The program will start two months after the resolution is published. From then on, applications for assistance can be submitted through the “Dія” app, and later at administrative service centers or notaries. Verification will be carried out automatically through state registries. The application review period will be no more than 30 days.
Applications will be reviewed by commissions at local government bodies or military administrations.
The program may be financed from the state budget, international aid, loans and grants from partners, as well as possible reparations from the Russian Federation in the future.
It is specified that those who have other housing in the territory controlled by Ukraine (except for those where hostilities are taking place) or have already received monetary compensation or housing from the state will not be eligible for assistance under this program. Applications from persons who are under sanctions or have criminal records will also not be considered.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has decided to privatize the Odessa Port Plant (OPP), Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko announced.
“Today, we made a decision to privatize the Odessa Port Plant. The state-owned stake will be put up for an open electronic auction with a starting price of UAH 4.5 billion,” Sviridenko wrote on Telegram following Tuesday’s government meeting.
According to her, OPP is one of the largest chemical complexes in Ukraine, which before the war produced ammonia and urea and exported fertilizers, but since 2022, its main production has been shut down.
“The plant was operating partially, providing oxygen and nitrogen for critical needs and serving as a port hub. The enterprise must resume full-scale operations. This is only possible by attracting private owners and investments. The sale of OPZ will fill the budget, create new jobs, and provide Ukrainian farmers with access to domestic fertilizers,” the prime minister emphasized.
As reported by Taras Melnychuk, representative of the Cabinet of Ministers in the Verkhovna Rada, on Telegram, the terms of sale of the state’s 99.5667% stake in the authorized capital of Odesa Port Plant JSC at an electronic auction have been approved, which, in particular, provide for: the preservation of the company’s main activities; making investments in the form of capital investments for technical re-equipment and modernization (including energy modernization) of production in the total amount of at least UAH 500 million; repayment within twelve months from the date of transfer.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has temporarily appointed Oleg Tsilvik as Chairman of the State Export Control Service of Ukraine.
At the same time, Ihor Klymenko was dismissed from the position of Deputy Chairman of the State Agency of Ukraine for Development of Land Reclamation, Fishery and Food Programs, and Serhiy Dekhtyarenko was dismissed from the position of Deputy Chairman of the State Service of Geology and Subsoil of Ukraine for Digital Development, Digital Transformation and Digitalization.
The Cabinet of Ministers has allocated UAH 148.21 million for the construction of new border crossing points in 2025, according to the government’s Procedure for the Use of Funds Provided for in the State Budget for the Development of the Road Network and Maintenance.
In particular, UAH 21.8 million is earmarked for the construction of a border crossing point for the Dyida-Berehradaroc road connection and a service area in front of the checkpoint. UAH 4.5 million is allocated for the construction of an entry-exit control point for the opening of the Velyka Palad-Nagyhodosh road border crossing point with the placement of a complex of facilities intended for public services and connection to engineering networks. UAH 81.8 million is allocated for the construction of the Velyka Palad-Nagyhodos automobile border crossing point.
UAH 20 million has been allocated for the construction of an international checkpoint on the Ukrainian-Romanian state border between Bila Tserkva (Ukraine) and Sighetu Marmatiei (Romania) with access roads to the road border bridge. Also, UAH 20 million was allocated for the construction of service areas in front of the Uzhhorod checkpoint.
Earlier it was reported that according to the Operational Plan of the Strategy for the Development of Border Infrastructure with the EU and the Republic of Moldova until 2030, Ukraine plans to build 16 international automobile checkpoints on the border with the EU. In particular, 7 of them were planned to be built in Zakarpattia region.
In particular, UAH 1.5 million out of the required UAH 1.08 billion has already been allocated for the construction of the Dyida automobile checkpoint in 2024. In 2026, it is planned to allocate UAH 355 million, in 2027 – UAH 400 million, in 2028 – UAH 333.05 million at the expense of the state budget and international technical assistance, in particular the CEF, the text of the operational plan says.
In 2024, UAH 1.45 million was allocated for the construction of the Velyka Palad automobile checkpoint in Zakarpattia region out of the UAH 386.01 million required for the construction of the checkpoint and its service area. In 2025, it was planned to allocate UAH 382.56 million from the state budget and international technical assistance.
The construction of the Bila Tserkva checkpoint was launched in 2024, with UAH 19.5 million allocated out of the required UAH 1.51 billion for the construction of the checkpoint, access roads, and a road border bridge. In 2025, UAH 174.08 million is expected to be allocated, in 2026 – UAH 963.42 million, and in 2028 – UAH 362.5 million from the state budget and international technical assistance.
As reported earlier, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the procedure for using funds for the development and maintenance of roads at the expense of UAH 12.6 billion provided for in the budget program “Development of the Network and Maintenance of Public Roads”.
The Cabinet of Ministers has amended the procedure for providing grants for the establishment of horticulture, berry and viticulture, as well as the development of greenhouse farming, which are aimed at the recovery of the grape and wine industry, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food reported.
“Viticulture is a key industry that is now in stagnation. Therefore, realizing these conditions, we have updated the grant procedure. The changes will help winemakers integrate into the grape vertical. They will be able to use the grants to plant their own vineyards. We have also eliminated the mandatory requirement to install irrigation systems and water intake for grapes,” – commented on the Government Resolution No. 871 adopted by the Acting Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Taras Vysotskyi.
According to his information, the order of granting grants for the establishment of horticulture, berry growing and viticulture presents an expanded list of regions for growing stone fruit species. The total area for planting peach, apricot, sea buckthorn, raspberry, currant, gooseberry, blackberry, currant has been increased at the expense of reducing the total area of planting under pigeonpea and blueberry. The document also clarifies the period during which a garden grant recipient is required to create an appropriate number of seasonal jobs. In addition, the requirement to install an irrigation system and water intake for grapes has been eliminated.
The decree expands the range of potential recipients of grants for orchards and greenhouses. They can be agrarians who are located and carry out economic activities in the territories of active hostilities, where the state electronic information resources are functioning, produce (without adding alcohol) and / or sale of wine grapes, fruit and berry, honey drinks.
The decree shall come into force from the date of its publication.
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The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in the bill on raising taxes by 138.7 billion hryvnias this year, among other things, proposes to reduce the threshold of duty-free import of parcels from abroad from EUR150 to EUR45, the Finance Ministry said on Thursday. According to the explanatory note to the bill, goods whose total invoice value does not exceed the equivalent of EUR45 for one recipient will not be taxed, compared to the current norm of EUR150.
It is noted that the goods must be transferred without any payment, intended for personal or family use, and their characteristics and quantity must not indicate that they are imported for any commercial purpose.
At the same time, the above criteria do not apply to excisable goods, perfume in the volume of more than 50 ml or toilet water in the volume of more than 0.25 liters or eight ounces, coffee in the volume of more than 0.5 kg or coffee extracts and essences in the volume of more than 200 g; tea in the volume of more than 100 g or tea extracts and essences in the volume of more than 40 g. If when imported into the customs territory of Ukraine the volume of the above-mentioned goods exceeds the specified, the duty-free threshold does not apply to them.
According to the table published by the head of the parliamentary committee on finance, tax and customs policy Daniil Hetmantsev, the expected additional revenues from the reduction of duty-free threshold for import of goods from abroad will amount to UAH 3.3 billion this year and UAH 8 billion next year.
