The Rada has allowed a number of the largest strategic enterprises to be put under the hammer
The Ukrainian parliament approved in the first reading bill No. 4020, which approved the list of state-owned enterprises not subject to privatization.
The corresponding decision was made during a plenary meeting of the Verkhovna Rada, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
The approved list includes more than 650 objects, including such large enterprises as Ukrposhta, Ukrzaliznytsia, Naftogaz of Ukraine, State Enterprise Energoatom, PJSC Ukrenergo, Ukrhydroenergo, Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine, USPU, "Ukraerorukh", Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, State Enterprise "Ukrkosmos".
However, many of the most important enterprises were not included in this list. Thus, the leader of the Batkivshchyna party, Yulia Tymoshenko, said that this bill is actually auctioning off a number of the most important state-owned enterprises for next to nothing.
“There is not a single country in the world that does not have at least 25% state ownership of strategic objects that make it possible to protect the strategic security of the country, plan its strategy, and influence geopolitical processes.
Ukraine, after what happens, will be left without any property. I can tell you that this law excludes from the ban on privatization enterprises that carry out geological exploration and development of oil and gas fields for the purpose of searching for and developing oil and gas fields. Only the president said: “Let’s return all the deposits,” and now all control over them will practically be given away for free right and left.
The same is true for gas saving capacities. What, our gas storage facilities will now be sold under the hammer? Why such a law? This is categorically unacceptable.
“Right now, everything related to food security is being sold, all our vehicles, our two state banks, and much more,” she said.
As noted in the explanatory note to the bill, “this law will help attract investment into the Ukrainian economy, remove restrictions on investment activity in a market environment, and at the same time protect objects of state ownership that are truly important for the development of Ukraine from unjustified privatization and such that is contrary to the interests of the Ukrainian people.” and will ensure their safety for future generations.”
After which, during the voting, the bill was supported by 289 deputies out of 321 present, the document was adopted in the first reading.
Let us recall that earlier in Donetsk they said that the result of the large-scale privatization carried out by Vladimir Zelensky will inevitably be complete liquidation of Ukraine.
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