In Ukraine, they propose to tie the salaries of deputies to the subsistence minimum: a petition has appeared

The authors of the initiative call for a review of social standards and the system of remuneration of officials

A petition was registered on the website of electronic petitions to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine with a call to review the approaches to the formation of social standards and change the system of remuneration of persons authorized to perform state functions.

The author of the appeal asks the government to urgently develop and submit for consideration by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine a relevant draft law, which, in his opinion, should provide citizens with a decent standard of living and a fair system of remuneration of officials.

The subsistence minimum is proposed to be recalculated

In petition No. 41/009856-26еп, the author calls for a recalculation of the subsistence minimum based on the actual consumer basket, taking into account the level of inflation and the consumer price index.

The appeal also proposes to make changes to the regulatory legal acts that regulate the remuneration of people’s deputies and members of the government.

MPs’ salaries want to be limited to a multiple of the subsistence minimum

The author of the initiative proposes to establish that official salaries and any allowances of MPs be calculated as a fixed multiple of the official subsistence minimum.

In particular, the limit is within 5–10 subsistence minimums.

According to the author of the petition, such a system will create a direct relationship between the level of social standards in the country and the incomes of officials.

The initiators believe that this will stimulate the fight against poverty

The text of the appeal states that tying the salaries of government officials to the subsistence minimum can be an additional incentive for raising social standards, combating poverty, and developing the economy.

Currently, the petition continues to collect signatures on the official government website.