1. Sergii CHERNOV Ukrainian representative to the Bureau CORLEAP,
Vice-President of the Chamber of Regions of the Congress of the Council of Europe,
President of the All-Ukrainian Association of Local and Governments "Ukrainian Association of Rayon and Oblast Councils",
Head of the Kharkiv Regional Council

2. Financial decentralization
The major taxes that fill the local budgets
The growth of general fund revenues of local budgets
9.5 billion UAH
(0.33 billion EUR)
5.5 billion UAH
(0.19 billion EUR)
15.5 billion UAH
(0.2 billion EUR)
21.0 billion UAH
(0.72 billion EUR)
30.5 billion UAH
(1.05 billion EUR)
January – March, 2014
January – March, 2015
January – March, 2016
The following taxes are transferred to communities
Local
transport tax
Real
estate tax
Land fees
Personal
income tax
Excise tax

3. Financial decentralization
The growth of local budget revenues
Growth in 2014 – 42,1%
billion UAH
+ 0.8 billion EUR
Almost twice increased its own local budget resources 
2015
2014 17
(2,7%)
134
(24,5%)
Number of budgets that failed to comply with the approved performances

4. at the beginning of year
Financial decentralization
Increase of surplus balances on the accounts of local budgets
billion UAH
at the beginning of year
І quarter
ІІ quarter
ІІІ quarter
at the end of year
The growth in relation to is 17.0 billion UAH (0.6 billion EUR) or 2.6 times
2015 год
27,4
2014 год
10,4
7,2
2013 год

5. Financial decentralization
The growth of general fund revenues of local budgets
January
February
March
The growth of general fund revenues of local budgets (without transfers) for the first three months in 2016 compared to the same period in 2015 amounted 9.5 billion UAH (0.32 billion EUR) or 46%

6. Decentralization
In the context of the implementation of reforms in Ukraine, a number of laws, which transmit powers to local authorities, previously owned by the central authorities

7. Amalgamation of territorial communities
The process of voluntary consolidation covered more than 1000 local councils that have been united in 169 communities
~ 7 000 ~
settlements
169
> 1 000

8. Amalgamation of territorial communities
The major taxes that fill the local budgets
One of the tasks of the authorities is to encourage this process, involving in it more and more of municipalities.

9. Financial decentralization
Financial decentralization has become for Ukraine an important part of reform process of all regional governance system in the spirit of the European Charter of Local Self-Government.
Successful reform will give the possibility not only to create a fair and proportionate budgetary relations system that allows the territories to develop uniformly, but also will allow effectively deal with corruption.

10. Thank you for your attention!