Ukraine continues to operate a system of special pensions for judges, prosecutors, officials, and law enforcement officers, which creates significant financial inequality and a significant burden on the state budget. The amount of such payments in some cases reaches 50-100 thousand hryvnias per month, while the majority of Ukrainian pensioners receive only a few thousand hryvnias.
The head of the Verkhovna Rada's tax committee, Danylo Hetmantsev, noted that the Pension Fund's debt to recipients of "special pensions" already exceeds 80 billion hryvnias. The reason for this is court decisions that allow former officials to resume previously limited payments, along with compensation and fines.
"The government has repeatedly tried to limit special pensions through state budget norms, but the Constitutional Court has consistently recognized such restrictions as unconstitutional. As a result, the state not only does not save, but also overpays," Hetmantsev emphasized.
Attempts to change the system have not yielded any significant results so far. The Verkhovna Rada only supported draft law No. 12278 in the first reading, which provides for restrictions on special pensions for prosecutors. Further consideration of the document is blocked due to resistance from representatives of privileged groups.
