Sadovy: community has money but Treasury prevents its use, including for salaries

Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovy has called upon the Verkhovna Rada to address the issue of local authorities being dependent on the State Treasury for local payments, including salaries. Despite having the funds in their accounts, the Treasury is preventing the payment of salaries to public transport drivers and street sweepers, amounting to nearly 2,900 payments totaling over UAH 1 billion.

Sadovy highlighted that the city has the necessary funds, but the Treasury is obstructing their use. Utility companies are compelled to take loans to prevent workers from going without pay. Sadovy questioned why loans are even needed if the community's money is readily available in the accounts. He emphasized that this issue is not unique to Lviv, but has been affecting cities across Ukraine for about a month.

Failure to resolve the situation could result in severe consequences, such as fines, penalties, and potential criminal liability for enterprise directors due to delayed salaries. Sadovy urged the Verkhovna Rada to take action and allow local communities to use their own funds for timely payment of salaries, rather than leaving them to handle the problem on their own.