Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk called on Parliament to adopt
legislation on transparent privatization: "What require today the
Ukrainian economy and Ukrainian citizens is investment, new jobs, realfight
against corruption in the public sector and depriving the public sector of any
political influence to avoid manipulation when voting and prevent trade in
state-owned property objects." The Head of Government said at the
Cabinet’s meeting on Wednesday, 6 April.
"We leave strategic objects to be in public ownership, we are not
talking about their privatisation. The rest [of companies –ed.] is offered to
sell through a transparent tender," said Arseniy Yatsenyuk.
CEOs of enterprises that remain government property, will
be selected on transparent competitions. Six heads of such companies have
already been appointed through such contest. According to the Deputy Minister
of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine Yulia Kovaliv, job
interviews to fill the posts of another six leaders are underway with
appointments to be made within two weeks.
Arseniy Yatsenyuk stressed that for one-and-half years the Parliament had
been expected to support a decision on holding transparent privatization. He
reminded that the framework regarding privatization had been suggested for
consideration at the Parliamentary Hall for 12 times, "and, in fact, only
under constraint one of the laws was voted for": "Why do they fail to
adopt the legislation on privatisation? Because the company, which remains in
state ownership, in the management of relevant central executive bodies and
subjected to influence of political forces, appears to be not a source of
revenue of the state budget, but that of political clans and political
corruption".
The Head of Government stressed that once again there are made attempts to
suspend the privatization of the Odessa Port Plant, "as they wish to further
‘sit pretty’ there or to privatize for nothing.
"The protest, which has now been lodged against the decisions of the
Cabinet of Ministers regarding the contests on appointment of the new
Directors, independent Supervisory Boards, transparent and public reporting,
audit of all companies proves that political will of the Parliament to fight
corruption in the public sector is weak. But the Government has that political
will".
Arseniy Yatsenyuk stressed that NJSC Naftogaz is now "the most
transparent energy company in the country, without gas oligarchs":
"Major state-owned companies, that incurred losses worth about 7.5 billionhryvnia in
2014, last year showed the profit worth UAH 2.5 billion – hence, have improved
the financial performance by 10 billion hryvnia".
"A fierce competition for influence on public assets is underway. The
Government's stance remains invariable – to replace management of state-owned
companies, to hold transparent privatization", urged Arseniy Yatsenyuk.
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