The Committee on Judicial Policy declared that the draft law on amending article 1 of the Law “On Pensions for Special Merits before Ukraine” (re personal pensioners of local significance) corresponds to the Constitution of Ukraine

Information Department of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Secretariat
15 April 2013, 14:51

The bill (Reg. No. 1097) expands the right to receive pension for special merits before Ukraine by all persons that were granted personal pensions before 01/01/1992, regardless of whether they were of federal, republican or local significance.

Committee members believe that expediency of the legislative initiative gives raise to no doubt, for it aims at securing equal rights of all personal pensioners.  

People’s deputies stressed that according to article 93 of the Rules of Procedure of the Verkhovna Rada, the bill requires the respective conclusion of the Cabinet of Ministers.