PM Shmyhal: Government identifies 30 priority projects for 10 years

Ukraine's government has identified 30 priority projects that it plans to implement until 2030 under the new National Economic Strategy of Ukraine.

This was announced by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal when presenting results of the audit of the domestic economy and the vectors of economic development until 2030.

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"The government has identified thirty priority projects until 2030. These are the vectors that will form the basis of our long-term development strategy. These are a decrease in the state's share in the economy, the development of the financial sector, a decrease in the regulatory burden on businesses, a significant increase in exploration and production of our own minerals, the development of infrastructure in the agricultural sector," he said.

Also, according to the prime minister, among the priority projects for the Cabinet are the creation of a favorable tax and legal regime for innovative and research companies, the development of the digital economy, the improvement of Ukraine's reputation in the world and the strengthening of trade diplomacy, the improvement of the quality of life, the creation of an economic basis for the development of education, medicine, culture, social services.

Previous developments

• On October 20, 2020, during his annual address on the internal and external situation of Ukraine in parliament, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the Cabinet should present a new strategy for the development of Ukraine until 2030, as well as results of an audit of economic management.
• On November 6, 2020, while presenting the results of the audit of the domestic economy and vectors of economic development until 2030, President Zelensky announced that the Cabinet had begun to develop the National Economic Strategy of Ukraine until 2030.
• On November 6, 2020, while reporting on findings of the audit of the domestic economy and the vectors of economic development until 2030 Prime Minister Shmyhal said his government would present the National Economic Strategy of Ukraine until 2030 in the first quarter of 2021.