President's Office
The government asked the supervisory board of NJSC Naftogaz Ukraine to refrain from paying large bonuses to its management.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has endorsed the government's decision to limit the salaries and bonuses of the heads of executive bodies.
"We have agreed that the salary of the minister, deputy minister, and other senior officials will be linked to the average salary in the country. The salaries of ministers and their deputies will be in the range of three to five average salaries. And it is necessary to stop paying 200-400% bonuses – the maximum bonus will not exceed one salary," Ukrainian Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk told Zelensky at the meeting on January 4, as reported by the president's press service.
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Zelensky also liked Honcharuk's opinion regarding the limitation of officials' bonuses to the amount of one salary, as well as the monthly publication of information about the salaries of the leadership of the Cabinet of Ministers.
"It seems to me very fair that you link the salary to the average wage across the country. If it increases, it will increase for everyone, if it decreases, senior officials will also earn less," the president said.
The prime minister also informed the president that the government had decided to apply to the supervisory board of Naftogaz of Ukraine to refrain from paying big bonuses to the company's management and consider their reduction.
"We are now conducting the necessary consultations with the supervisory board and expect to find a solution in the coming weeks," Honcharuk added.