proposal of President Viktor Yushchenko cut in a crisis state officials by 20% has been ignored by both the Cabinet and local authorities. In 2009 the number of Ukrainian officials have not only not decreased, but increased by 2,3%. Given the increase in monthly wages for their expenses have increased by almost 30%.

Based on data released by Goskomstat, the number of civil servants in Ukraine on 1 January amounted to 637.5 thousand, an increase from 1 October 2008 to 14,3 thousand - to 623,2 thousand Then the Council of National Security and Defense Council adopted a bailout plan to minimize the impact of the global crisis on Ukrainian economy, which included reducing the state apparatus by 20%.

reduction of the public administration - one of the most effective anti-crisis measures. Thus, the state apparatus in Latvia, which along with Ukraine was the largest in Europe, the GDP drop in 2009 decreased by 21,9%. However, in Ukraine more than a year the number of officials not only declined, but on the contrary, even increased by 2,3%.

Thus in late 2008-early 2009, during the period of greatest decline of the economy, the number of bureaucrats grew steadily, reaching 635.5 thousand on March 1 small drop - only 6 thousand posts - occurred in the middle of last year, but since August has resumed growth in the number of civil servants (see chart). Increased over this period and the average salary in the public administration sector - from 2441 to UAH 3071 UAH. Thus, the monthly budgetary cost of labor officials (not including taxes and social taxes) rose from 1.52 billion to UAH 1.96 billion UAH.

Lack downsizing the officials explained the policy of the government of Yulia Tymoshenko, who, while maintaining the state apparatus, to counteract the increase in unemployment. “In the beginning of the crisis, we proposed a comprehensive reduction of all administrations, but this decision was to approve the Cabinet. This was not done, and finally we have the same state as before the crisis, did not fill the vacancies. At the same time reduced the Cabinet us funding, allocating money only for the payment of wages “, - said the chairman of the Poltava regional state administration Valery Asadchev. Preservation of State confirmed the head of the Zhytomyr Oblast State Administration Yuriy Zabiela.

“populist statements about the need to cut, we have heard more than once. However, preparation of a good specialist takes tens of years, and disperse such personnel is absolutely irrational. Instead, we proposed to the Cabinet to establish a working group that would focus on defining, based on scientific approaches required number of officials by checking the system in three major cities. Now we are waiting for the government to take the proposal “, - told the mayor Zaporozhye Yevgeny Kartashov.

In the short term reduction of the state apparatus is not feasible, the director of economic programs of the Center. Razumkov Basil Yurchishin. “The current management system is inefficient, but instead of reforming the government goes on a” reinforce the office of another entity or regular place - and the problem will be solved. “It is difficult to expect changes, asb31the advocates of policies to strengthen state control are equally and Yulia Tymoshenko and Viktor Yanukovych, - the expert marks.

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