Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal said that as part of the government reform, it is planned to reduce the number of ministries by one third.
“We are working on changing the format of the government. In particular, we are reducing the number of ministries. We want to cut the number of ministries by one third, reduce the number of civil servants,” Shmyhal said at a press conference in Kyiv on Monday.
The prime minister also noted that the government is working to create a strong government center, where auxiliary and administrative functions will be concentrated.
“The ministries should have a small number of very good specialists who will formulate public policy, and the Government Center will provide legal support in the personnel, accounting and financial spheres, and the Government Center should quickly prepare documents for a particular ministry,” he added.
As reported, Cabinet of Ministers Minister Oleh Nemchinov has suggested that the Government Center could be launched by 2025.
Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine Ihor Petrashko advocates for reducing the number of ministries, while noting that the discussion on dividing his ministry into agrarian and economic departments continues.
“Personally, I am not a supporter of constant changes. If there is a need for them, it is needed to make them gradually. There are periods of bureaucratic instability within some similar changes. However, again, there is a statement by the president and a discussion in parliament. What format will be agreed upon? The main thing is efficiency and results,” he told Interfax-Ukraine.”I support reducing the number of ministries,” the minister said.
According to him, the discussion regarding the post of deputy prime minister for industry or a separate body in this area has also not been completed.
“There is still the discussion about new formats and posts, there are different statements. It is important to find the right format in this case,” Petrashko said.
