14 February 2011, 15:36
After the Conciliative Council on Monday, Mykola Tomenko, Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, stated that factions of the pro-government majority became more principled and logical when assessing the activity of the Government and the Ministers.
According to M. Tomenko, some Ministers expect possible changes and try to make their activity more effective, introducing peculiar ministerial taxes. As an example, Mykola Tomenko mentioned the initiative of the Minister of Internal Affairs to restrict validity of a driving license and introduce its re-issue. M. Tomenko stressed, "People consider this initiative to be a new corruption tax of the Ministry. However, it is positive that even pro-government factions are not going to uphold this initiative, though they should also be logical: not simply criticize this nonsense, but also dismiss the Minister for such initiatives."
According to Mykola Tomenko, similar ideas are employed by the Minister of Education who attempts to regulate the state order, and the Minister of Defense who suggests fixing the payments for food supply. "Some Ministers seem to be aware that they might be dismissed soon, so they suggest such corruptive initiatives", he summed up.