According to her, the parliament deliberately excluded legal entities from the compensation process. Why?
The leader of the “Servant of the People” party, Olena Shulyak, the author and main speaker of the bill №7198 – on compensation for damage or destruction of real estate due to Russian aggression. Opponents say the document signals to people that they will receive compensation for lost housing, which is good, but the fact that the law is signaling to experts that they are not needed for recovery is very bad. In an interview with Inna Vedernikova , Shulyak, commenting on opponents' allegations, stated that the bill absolutely defines logic and concept.
“First , the document we will talk about is an initiative of the President of Ukraine. It was prepared jointly with the Ministry of Economy, the State Property Fund and people's deputies.
span> Secondly, the bill went through a difficult discussion of all parliamentary factions and groups. As a result, 307 deputies voted for him in the first reading. Third , , I strongly disapprove of the accusation that the bill is out of time. People have lost their homes, they have nowhere to live, nothing to rely on, and they should not be left alone with grief. Critics sit in the back in warm apartments and do not feel the problems of those who have lost everything.
Moreover, with this bill we do not talk about funds and money at all, we do not decide who will distribute them. We are only talking now about preparing all the necessary legal framework for the reconstruction of the destroyed country in advance, without waiting for peace to come and for us to start receiving international funding. So as not to waste time writing and passing the law through parliament, which could take at least 6-9 months, “said the head of the” servants “.
According to her, the bill №7198 has absolutely defined logic and concept. It is primarily about housing that has been destroyed and cannot be rebuilt. It is clear that it will take a long way to receive reparations from Russia. Do people who have lost their homes have time to wait for years?
“We believe that the state can and should take care of such people without waiting for trials in international courts. We do not want to lose our people who, without housing and work, will simply leave/not return to Ukraine. Therefore, it was decided to work on the bill right now, – the deputy noted. – We have conceptually decided that only citizens of Ukraine will claim compensation . Of course, we understand that there are foreigners and their rights will be violated by this bill. Meanwhile, we have absolutely no desire to compensate for the losses of the citizens of the Russian Federation, of which there are many in Ukraine. Realizing how much money will be needed to restore the housing stock, we are sure that we will not pull this story ourselves and we will have to raise international money. “
At the same time, the parliament deliberately excluded from the process of compensation of legal entities . They know that legal entities that own housing – it is most likely a business. As a result, all commercial and industrial real estate is excluded from the bill. Of course, business is difficult during the war, but it is even more difficult for people. In Ukraine, of course, there are problems with the business wing in the profile committee. Shulyak noted that Serhiy Taruta and Lyudmyla Buimister are defending the industrial wing and are fighting for the bill to take into account the interests of representatives of business groups who have lost real estate.
She added that so far the position of the development team has not changed. Let's deal first with the people, then with everything else: “We have already consolidated all the amendments, and in the coming days I will have a summary table. A number of provisions of the bill may change before the second reading, but the conceptual provisions – no.”
Another controversial rule is that the amount of compensation cannot exceed 150 square meters.
We deliberately set such a restriction. Thanks to the Ministry of Culture and the ability to submit to “Action” information about destroyed and damaged housing, we have the opportunity to analyze data. not suitable for demolished houses in the private sector, where most houses are 180-250 square meters, and here, obviously, we need to review and increase the norm to 250 square meters. per square meter, everything was destroyed quickly, – said Shulyak. – We had approximate estimates of how much money might be needed to implement the entire program, but now I understand: these calculations are so approximate that it is hardly worth taking them as a basis. Before us is only gradually emerging a picture in terms of areas, destroyed houses, total area, residents and more. Which, unfortunately, will still be corrected by the consequences of the war that Russia is waging against us. “
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