The draft Law No. 4318 “On Amending the Law of Ukraine ‘On Culture’ Regarding the General Principles for Providing Cultural Services to the Population” is aimed at forming an effective system of guaranteeing observance of the cultural rights and needs of the population for receiving quality and accessible cultural services. The draft law determines the priorities of the state cultural policy, the powers of public authorities, a mechanism for monitoring and evaluating the implementation of state policy in the sphere of culture and arts is introduced, determines minimum standards for providing the population with cultural services are determined and the regulation of the financial and economic activities of cultural institutions is changed.