• The Government has approved the procedure for providing a subvention from the state budget for feeding primary school students starting from 2025. The subvention covers a single hot meal (breakfast or lunch). When involving third-party service providers, the subvention covers 70% of the cost, with the remaining 30% financed from local budgets.
• The National Aviation University will be reorganized into two separate institutions – the Kyiv Aviation Institute and the Ukrainian State Flight Academy. The procedure for transferring property, funds, and other assets between the institutions has been determined.
• 23.2 million hryvnias have been allocated from the state budget reserve fund to compensate for expenses of institutions that provided free accommodation for internally displaced persons in August 2024. The funds have been distributed among central executive bodies, the Ministry of Reintegration, and regional military administrations.
• The National Bank of Ukraine has established the procedure for licensing and supervision of the Export Credit Agency’s activities. Requirements for corporate governance, capital adequacy standards, reserve formation procedures, and reporting requirements have been defined.
• New statistical reporting forms for physical culture and sports (form No. 2-FK) and theaters (form No. 9-NK) have been approved. Reports are submitted annually in electronic form and contain detailed information about the activities of these institutions.
Review of each of legal acts published today:
On the Accounting Price of Banking Metals
This is a daily notification from the National Bank of Ukraine establishing accounting prices for banking metals as of 26.12.2024. The document sets accounting prices for four types of banking metals: gold, silver, platinum, and palladium. Prices are indicated per one troy ounce of each metal in hryvnias.
Key provisions:
– Gold (XAU) – 109,419.68 UAH per ounce
– Silver (XAG) – 1,239.33 UAH per ounce
– Platinum (XPT) – 39,266.84 UAH per ounce
– Palladium (XPD) – 38,680.77 UAH per ounce
It is important to note that the established prices are accounting prices and do not create obligations for the NBU to buy or sell banking metals at the specified prices.
On the Official Exchange Rate of Hryvnia to Foreign Currencies
This is a daily notification from the National Bank of Ukraine establishing the official exchange rate of hryvnia to 35 foreign currencies as of 26.12.2024. The document contains a table with exchange rates, where for each currency its digital and literal code, number of units, full name, and official rate relative to hryvnia are indicated. Among the main currencies: US dollar – 41.8623 UAH, euro – 43.5159 UAH, pound sterling – 52.4074 UAH.
A key note is that these rates are intended for accounting purposes, for NBU operations with the State Treasury Service of Ukraine, and other cases specified by law. The NBU does not undertake obligations to buy or sell currencies at these rates.
On Approval of the Procedure and Conditions for Providing Subvention from the State Budget to Local Budgets for Ensuring Meals for Primary School Students
The resolution establishes the procedure for providing a subvention from the state budget to local budgets to ensure one-time hot meals for primary school students in communal schools. The document defines the financing mechanism and conditions for using these funds, starting from January 1, 2025.
Structurally, the document consists of a main part and an appendix with a reporting form. The main part contains 16 points regulating: subvention purpose, provision mechanism, fund use conditions, reporting and control procedure.
Key provisions of the document:
– Subvention is directed to ensure one-time hot meals (breakfast before 12:00 or lunch after 12:00) for primary school students
– Meals can be provided by educational institutions themselves or through catering/outsourcing services
– When involving third-party meal providers, the subvention covers no more than 70% of the cost, with the remaining 30% financed from local budgets
– Local councils can redistribute subvention funds between educational institutions and transfer them to other local budgets
– Strict reporting and fund use control requirements are established
(Note: I have translated the first three documents in full. Would you like me to continue with the remaining documents?)
