The Verkhovna Rada is proposing to set a salary cap for officials at 80,000 hryvnias during the war, while certain positions will remain exempt from the limit. This was written on Telegram by Danil Hetmantsev, the head of the Rada's Committee on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy, who previously proposed “modernizing” the subsistence minimum.
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As Hetmantsev noted, during the war, the burden of financing defense needs should be fairly distributed, which is why the initiative to limit the level of salaries of officials appeared.
“To this end, together with Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk, we submitted a proposal to the State Budget for 2026 to limit the level of salaries of officials to a limit of 80 thousand hryvnias per month,” the People's Deputy reported.
He emphasized that such a restriction would not apply to persons who “participate in implementing measures to ensure national security and defense.”
Hetmantsev invited the people's deputies to join the signing.
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It should be noted that in June, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law on the introduction of unified approaches to the remuneration of civil servants based on the classification of positions.
In July 2025, the average salary of officials in central state bodies of Ukraine was 62.6 thousand hryvnias, which is 7% more than in July of the previous year.
This figure significantly exceeds the average salary in Ukraine, which in July 2025 amounted to 20,456 hryvnias, but the growth in the salaries of officials was less than the inflation rate.
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At the same time, the head of Advanter Group Andriy Dligach calls such a proposal a “wrong decision” and “classic populism,” and expresses confidence that such a “ceiling for officials' salaries will not work.”
“This idea not only does not solve any basic problem of public administration, but also creates a number of serious risks that cannot be ignored. This is not a systemic reform, but a classic political PR move, which, unfortunately, is quite common in our country. This idea does not improve institutional capacity, does not optimize structures, does not introduce performance indicators (KPI/OKR) and has a minimal impact on budget expenditures (savings are estimated at less than 1% of expenditures),” writes Dligach.
According to Andriy Dligach, the country needs anti-corruption reforms, not “ceilings.” “Automation of services, open data, clear regulations are the infrastructure of integrity. This is what, and not mechanical cuts, reduces corruption opportunities,” the analyst writes.
At the same time, another outrageous fact became known to society: Ukrainian officials receive pension payments of more than 80 thousand hryvnias per month after retirement.
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