Results 23.12: Punishment for lies and disappointments

The president signed a law on penalties for inaccurate declaration; More than 70% believe that the economic situation in Ukraine has worsened in the last six months. Korrespondent.net highlights yesterday’s major events.

Zelensky signs a law on the restoration of responsibility for lying in statements

The law restores the responsibility for declaring inaccurate information and for not presenting a declaration by the subject of the declaration, which was canceled by decision of the Constitutional Court. Corresponding amendments are being made to the Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure and the “Prevention of Corruption” Law.

Ukrainians announced the deterioration of the economic situation

Most Ukrainians believe that the economic situation in the country has deteriorated over the past six months and one of the main reasons for this is the incompetence of the authorities. Sentiments about the future are not very optimistic either: only 16% believe that the economic situation in Ukraine will improve in the next 6 months, 32% believe that it will not change and 47% expect it to get worse.

The government unblocked a great privatization

The Cabinet of Ministers approved the draft law on the resumption of large-scale privatization, which allows to carry out a series of preparatory and organizational measures before the direct sale of objects.

The Cabinet of Ministers has developed a concept for the economic development of Donbass

The government approved the concept of economic development of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions, which will form the basis of the corresponding strategy. The implementation of the concept must be prepared within six months by the Ministry of Reintegration in conjunction with the central and local authorities.

Ukrainians named the main positive of the year

The main positive in 2020 in Ukraine was the construction of roads under the presidential Big Construction program. According to the survey, 93% of the Ukrainians surveyed believe so. 4.8% of the respondents expressed a negative attitude towards the large construction site.

The Ministry of Ecology evaluated the shadow market of the timber trade

About a third of the timber turnover in Ukraine is illegal, said Roman Abramovsky, Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources. According to him, the shadow market is about 30% of the legal one, or 5 billion UAH per year.

Ukrainian schools will switch to electronic newspapers and magazines

Electronic diaries and school diaries are being launched in schools in Ukraine; Pilot operation of the corresponding software module has started. At the same time, access to these services will be made through the appropriate platform.

Fines for violation of self-isolation increase in Ukraine

The government calls on the Verkhovna Rada to increase the fines for violation of self-isolation. According to the approved document, the violation of the order of self-isolation or observation established in the quarantine decision, if this did not lead to the spread of a particularly dangerous disease, entails the imposition of a fine of 3400 to 8500 UAH.

The decline in industrial production has slowed

In November of this year, industrial production decreased by 0.3% compared to the same month last year. The apparent contraction of the decline is due to the fact that November 2019 was the first month of the collapse of industrial production, when volumes fell by 7.5%. The low base of comparison effect is relatively low for Fall 2020.

New ore found in Britain

British scientists have discovered a new mineral: kernovite. The ore was mined at the Wil-Gorland Mine, which operated from 1790 to 1909. It is now impossible to explore the area, because after the mine closed, it was built with residential buildings.

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