By decision of April 25, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine increased the salaries of employees of state bodies working in territories where active or possible hostilities continue.

According to the decision of the government, it is planned to increase salaries by two or one and a half times for workers working in conditions of risk to life and health..

So, for employees of state bodies in the territories of active hostilities, official salaries are determined taking into account the coefficient 2, and in the territories of possible hostilities - taking into account the coefficient 1.5. The decision was made on the basis of the initiative of the Ministry of Reintegration.

“They actually work at a risk to life and health.. Therefore, the government should take care of decent wages,” Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine - Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine Irina Vereshchuk noted its appropriateness.

The same coefficients are recommended to be set by local governments..

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It should be noted that according to the decision of the government of January 17, 2023, official salaries for civil service positions in 2023 were left at the level of 2022.

The lowest official salaries will be for specialists of a state body whose jurisdiction extends to the territory of one or more districts, districts in cities, cities of regional significance. In 2023 it should be 5368 hryvnias. The highest official salaries are provided for the head of the state body of the first level and reach 40,100 hryvnias.