Petro Poroshenko and EU deputies, after consultations with businesses, developed a detailed economic rescue plan for the government.

Petro Poroshenko and members of the European Solidarity faction, after numerous consultations with Ukrainian businesses, have developed a detailed economic rescue plan for the government.

As People’s Deputy Nina Yuzhanina reported on the Pryamyi TV channel, these proposals will be presented at a meeting of the relevant parliamentary committee.

According to her, businesses are asking the authorities not to complicate their lives and work, and to help them survive the military risks that they cannot overcome on their own.

“Businesses affected by the recent massive missile strikes, both Petro Oleksiyovych and myself, have approached us—both Petro Oleksiyovych and I—with the goal of developing common steps, a shared vision for how businesses and the government can collaborate to survive these military events. Having considered all the proposals, we sent our request to the Prime Minister of Ukraine, asking him to meet with us to discuss them. The meeting has not yet taken place,” Yuzhanina stated.

“That’s why today I’ll be presenting our proposals at a meeting of the tax committee with businesses. Business isn’t a beggar for budget funds, but a partner of the state, asking for help where it can’t cope on its own: protection from shelling, insurance against war risks, and excessive regulatory barriers,” Yuzhanina said.

Poroshenko’s plan consists of five strategic areas of state policy on business : protection of logistics, energy, critical infrastructure, war risk insurance, and compensation for losses; deregulation , stable taxes, digitalization, and reduced inspections; cheap loans , government guarantees, investment support, and in-house generation; logistics, exports, currency regulation, and support for processing; and addressing personnel issues —reservations, vocational education, veterans, IDPs, etc.

“When it comes to protecting businesses and compensating for losses, we’re talking about creating a unified air defense network that involves businesses in protecting facilities, specifically using innovative solutions for target identification, neutralization, and suppression. We need to remove barriers to the implementation of missile defense, anti-bomb, and anti-drone defense technologies. We also need to support businesses in developing defense systems, particularly foreign ones, and integrating them into the air defense system,” says Yuzhanina.

Poroshenko’s team also proposes allowing a special operating regime during curfew hours, particularly for transportation. In addition to direct mechanisms for compensating losses, it is proposed to use a reduction in tax liabilities by the amount of confirmed losses or allow for the deferred payment of future tax payments.

“Businesses are saying that the war risk insurance program needs to be scaled up, that international financial institutions need to be involved in reinsuring risks, and that it needs to be made accessible not only to large investors but also to medium-sized businesses. Regarding accessible lending, keep the 5-7-9 program and refocus it, first and foremost, on enterprise recovery, financing the restoration of production capacity, purchasing energy equipment, and funding backup logistics solutions. This would be the first step the government can take today,” says Yuzhanina.

She also called on the authorities to support measures to ensure business energy autonomy, the installation of gas piston and cogeneration units, energy storage, and to simplify the connection of new generation as much as possible.

“Regarding logistics and transport, it’s absolutely essential to develop rail links to the European Union. We need to create backup export routes and ensure the rapid renewal of gas stations and fuel depots after strikes,” says Yuzhanina.

Tax policy should be aimed at reducing tax pressure during wartime, ensuring the stability of tax rules for at least 3-5 years, in particular, so as not to change the simplified tax system without broad discussion and not to create new administrative barriers.

“There are numerous proposals for deregulation—a moratorium on business inspections, urgent audits of permits, and the abolition of regulations that slow down logistics or reveal the location of production facilities, logistics hubs, and retail outlets. The number of permits related to connecting to the power grid should be reduced. Regarding HR policy, companies have been increasingly requesting reforms to the employee reservation system. These should include new, clear legislative criteria and procedures,” the EU faction believes.

“When it comes to public procurement and investment, businesses must understand, and the government must ensure, long-term, predictable public procurement based on transparent procedures. International financing should be competitive, under parliamentary and public oversight. And, of course, capital investment must be stimulated,” says Yuzhanina.

“These are our joint proposals, developed with business. Business is saying, ‘Don’t interfere with our work and give us the tools.’ As of today, the Ministry of Economy’s website contains no information whatsoever—not about the direction of the initiatives, the work schedule, or, for example, about the creation of additional working groups and discussions on this entire project. There’s only one announcement, a meeting between the Prime Minister and business, and that’s it. We can’t afford to procrastinate when we need to resolve issues today and yesterday,” Yuzhanina notes.

Earlier, European Solidarity faction leader Petro Poroshenko called on parliamentary majority MPs to interrupt their summer recess and immediately consider a bill regulating the provision of shelter to citizens during martial law.