CANDIDATE
PROGRAM
I believe in Ukraine.
I have always believed that Ukraine has a unique, God-blessed mission. It is to create for ourselves and the world a fundamentally new, just system of life, in which every person feels protected, spiritually and materially.
I am convinced that this goal can be achieved by constantly improving fairness and social harmony, by honestly identifying, recognizing and effectively resolving the problems of individuals and society. This process must take into account the interests of each individual and society as a whole.
To fulfill this mission we must first increase the spirituality of the nation – building a solid faith in God, spiritual education for children and youth, granting spiritual and secular education equal status; reviving the Ukrainian language developing culture restoring national traditions, and our true national history.
So what is preventing us from being a highly spiritual, strong, wealthy and happy nation?
First of all, the total domination of the oligarchy, that has so deeply corrupted politicians, the media, and a big part of law enforcement and the courts. The oligarchs earn dishonest money at the expense of state resources. This is a cancerous tumor on modern Ukraine that is incompatible with principles of democracy.
Another reason is the dysfunction of the vertical power structure, the complete chaos and the virtually unworkable governance of the country. These are the tragic consequences of the irresponsible changes made to the Constitution in December 2004. A new Constitution must be adopted immediately.
All these obstacles can be overcome quickly.
I am confident that I can do this.
I have always believed that Ukraine has a unique, God-blessed mission. It is to create for ourselves and the world a fundamentally new, just system of life, in which every person feels protected, spiritually and materially.
I am convinced that this goal can be achieved by constantly improving fairness and social harmony, by honestly identifying, recognizing and effectively resolving the problems of individuals and society. This process must take into account the interests of each individual and society as a whole.
To fulfill this mission we must first increase the spirituality of the nation – building a solid faith in God, spiritual education for children and youth, granting spiritual and secular education equal status; reviving the Ukrainian language developing culture restoring national traditions, and our true national history.
So what is preventing us from being a highly spiritual, strong, wealthy and happy nation?
First of all, the total domination of the oligarchy, that has so deeply corrupted politicians, the media, and a big part of law enforcement and the courts. The oligarchs earn dishonest money at the expense of state resources. This is a cancerous tumor on modern Ukraine that is incompatible with principles of democracy.
Another reason is the dysfunction of the vertical power structure, the complete chaos and the virtually unworkable governance of the country. These are the tragic consequences of the irresponsible changes made to the Constitution in December 2004. A new Constitution must be adopted immediately.
All these obstacles can be overcome quickly.
I am confident that I can do this.
I believe in justice and order. I will
fight for this.
Without honest and just courts, positive changes in the country are impossible. Justice is also impossible without them.
Courts will be removed from political, administrative and corrupt influence. We will make them financially independent from the executive branch. People will directly elect and recall judges.
Citizens will have the right to initiate disciplinary proceedings against dishonest judges.
All citizens will be able to use the courts free of charge, and the needy will have access to free legal services.
Criminal punishment for corruption will be strengthened with the addition of the prospect of life imprisonment.
Citizens will be given the right to file criminal cases with the courts against officials involved in criminal activity.
People will have the right to receive honest information.
Conditions will be created for journalists to be independent of the government and the politicized money of the oligarchy. Principles of editorial policy, which will make journalists independent, will become a law.
High-quality public television and radio will be created, and all citizens will have access to the Internet.
Without honest and just courts, positive changes in the country are impossible. Justice is also impossible without them.
Courts will be removed from political, administrative and corrupt influence. We will make them financially independent from the executive branch. People will directly elect and recall judges.
Citizens will have the right to initiate disciplinary proceedings against dishonest judges.
All citizens will be able to use the courts free of charge, and the needy will have access to free legal services.
Criminal punishment for corruption will be strengthened with the addition of the prospect of life imprisonment.
Citizens will be given the right to file criminal cases with the courts against officials involved in criminal activity.
People will have the right to receive honest information.
Conditions will be created for journalists to be independent of the government and the politicized money of the oligarchy. Principles of editorial policy, which will make journalists independent, will become a law.
High-quality public television and radio will be created, and all citizens will have access to the Internet.
I believe the corrupt alliance forged
between political power and the oligarchy
will be destroyed. Government is corrupt
because it is uncontrolled.
Authorities will be held responsible for violating the Constitution, laws and for corruption.
The opposition will appoint the chairman of the Accounting Chamber and heads of controlling parliamentary committees, and will have the right to institute criminal proceedings against officials in courts based on material provided by the parliamentary investigation commissions.
Lawmakers at all levels will be elected by open lists and attached to their respective district. People will know who their elected representatives are.
I will make national and local referendums a real and effective mechanism of democratic rule of the people.
Local government bodies will have the right to form their own executive bodies.
The veto of the new Budget Code will be withdrawn immediately, thus allowing taxes to remain where people pay them – in the villages, towns and cities.
I will be strict and decisive.
We will establish order in government and there will be order in the country.
Authorities will be held responsible for violating the Constitution, laws and for corruption.
The opposition will appoint the chairman of the Accounting Chamber and heads of controlling parliamentary committees, and will have the right to institute criminal proceedings against officials in courts based on material provided by the parliamentary investigation commissions.
Lawmakers at all levels will be elected by open lists and attached to their respective district. People will know who their elected representatives are.
I will make national and local referendums a real and effective mechanism of democratic rule of the people.
Local government bodies will have the right to form their own executive bodies.
The veto of the new Budget Code will be withdrawn immediately, thus allowing taxes to remain where people pay them – in the villages, towns and cities.
I will be strict and decisive.
We will establish order in government and there will be order in the country.
I believe in the "Ukrainian breakthrough".
I have already begun implementing this
strategic plan for the country’s
development. Unfortunately, the global
economic crisis and internal political
battle against the government impeded our
progress. My victory in the elections, an
end to the crisis, and restored order in
government will allow this plan to be
implemented fully.
A priority will be the development of knowledge-intensive industries: nanotechnology, microelectronics, rocket, and spacecraft, aircraft construction, shipbuilding, machine building and information technology.
Small and medium business
We will introduce a system of tax benefits for banks depending on the size of long-term loans issued to start businesses. The state will assume part of the risk for these start-up loans.
Lending rates will be reduced to European levels; business lending will switch to a long-term basis – from 5 to 10 years.
The tax burden will be reduced and certain taxes will be eliminated, including market fees.
Investment climate
Investors that create new production capacity will be exempted from paying taxes for ten years on the import of equipment, technology and components that are not manufactured in Ukraine.
Officials will be deprived of the right to issue superfluous licenses, certificates and permits, and carry out groundless inspections.
We will introduce a non-corrupt auction system for the sale and lease of non-agricultural land for investment projects.
A simplified procedure for investments and ten-year full tax holidays will be introduced in depressed regions.
All this will create new jobs, particularly for the young.
Transit country
I will continue the building of highways, ports and airports through public-private partnerships. New oil and gas pipelines and modern oil refineries will be built. We will secure Ukraine’s status as a key transit country.
Energy independence
Energy saving technologies will be introduced and dependence on external energy supplies will be reduced. Coal is our main energy resource. We will introduce environmentally friendly technologies for burning it - coal-water slurry and fluid bed technology.
We will build our own closed nuclear fuel cycle. We will increase oil and gas production, particularly in the Black and Azov Sea shelves.
We will promote the development of alternative and renewable energy sources. Starting on 1 January 2010, companies that produce energy from renewable sources – water, wind, sunlight, wood, straw, biomass, etc. – will be given tax exemptions.
Agrarian country
The key priority is to switch from the unsystematic financing of agrarian production to fully-fledged long-term lending for full technology cycles, including the purchase of agricultural equipment.
A complete infrastructure will be created: an agrarian fund and exchanges, wholesale and retail agricultural markets, an insurance fund and land bank.
I place particular importance on creating an extensive network of agricultural service cooperatives.
Conditions will be created for promoting Ukrainian products on foreign markets.
We will return Ukraine’s status as a leading supplier of agricultural products and will bring the quality of life in rural areas to the level of cities.
Agricultural land will belong only to citizens of Ukraine who live and work on it. Annual rent for agricultural land will be fixed at 10% of its market value by law.
All acts for the ownership of household plots will be issued free of charge within one year.
A priority will be the development of knowledge-intensive industries: nanotechnology, microelectronics, rocket, and spacecraft, aircraft construction, shipbuilding, machine building and information technology.
Small and medium business
We will introduce a system of tax benefits for banks depending on the size of long-term loans issued to start businesses. The state will assume part of the risk for these start-up loans.
Lending rates will be reduced to European levels; business lending will switch to a long-term basis – from 5 to 10 years.
The tax burden will be reduced and certain taxes will be eliminated, including market fees.
Investment climate
Investors that create new production capacity will be exempted from paying taxes for ten years on the import of equipment, technology and components that are not manufactured in Ukraine.
Officials will be deprived of the right to issue superfluous licenses, certificates and permits, and carry out groundless inspections.
We will introduce a non-corrupt auction system for the sale and lease of non-agricultural land for investment projects.
A simplified procedure for investments and ten-year full tax holidays will be introduced in depressed regions.
All this will create new jobs, particularly for the young.
Transit country
I will continue the building of highways, ports and airports through public-private partnerships. New oil and gas pipelines and modern oil refineries will be built. We will secure Ukraine’s status as a key transit country.
Energy independence
Energy saving technologies will be introduced and dependence on external energy supplies will be reduced. Coal is our main energy resource. We will introduce environmentally friendly technologies for burning it - coal-water slurry and fluid bed technology.
We will build our own closed nuclear fuel cycle. We will increase oil and gas production, particularly in the Black and Azov Sea shelves.
We will promote the development of alternative and renewable energy sources. Starting on 1 January 2010, companies that produce energy from renewable sources – water, wind, sunlight, wood, straw, biomass, etc. – will be given tax exemptions.
Agrarian country
The key priority is to switch from the unsystematic financing of agrarian production to fully-fledged long-term lending for full technology cycles, including the purchase of agricultural equipment.
A complete infrastructure will be created: an agrarian fund and exchanges, wholesale and retail agricultural markets, an insurance fund and land bank.
I place particular importance on creating an extensive network of agricultural service cooperatives.
Conditions will be created for promoting Ukrainian products on foreign markets.
We will return Ukraine’s status as a leading supplier of agricultural products and will bring the quality of life in rural areas to the level of cities.
Agricultural land will belong only to citizens of Ukraine who live and work on it. Annual rent for agricultural land will be fixed at 10% of its market value by law.
All acts for the ownership of household plots will be issued free of charge within one year.
I believe that investments in science and
education are the best investment in
Ukraine’s future. Therefore, we will
increase financing for basic scientific
research, which will ensure the country’s
intellectual leap.
An effective national system for managing innovative development will be created. Costs spent on research and development for different branches of science will be exempt from taxation.
Every child will have free access to high-quality education, computers and the Internet, regardless of their family’s financial circumstances.
Graduation and entrance exams to institutes of higher education will be replaced by independent external testing.
Secondary and higher education institutions will be given full organizational and financial autonomy.
An effective national system for managing innovative development will be created. Costs spent on research and development for different branches of science will be exempt from taxation.
Every child will have free access to high-quality education, computers and the Internet, regardless of their family’s financial circumstances.
Graduation and entrance exams to institutes of higher education will be replaced by independent external testing.
Secondary and higher education institutions will be given full organizational and financial autonomy.
The right to health care shouldn’t depend
on the size of your wallet or position;
therefore, each person will be guaranteed
medical insurance through an employer or
the state, and wealthy citizens at their
own expense.
A health insurance system will be introduced that will improve health care and make it accessible for all citizens.
Within three years, medical facilities will be fully equipped with the most modern medical equipment and ambulances.
Within a year, the quality of drugs and prices will be put in order. A network of laboratories will be created to monitor genetically modified organisms, food and water quality.
A health insurance system will be introduced that will improve health care and make it accessible for all citizens.
Within three years, medical facilities will be fully equipped with the most modern medical equipment and ambulances.
Within a year, the quality of drugs and prices will be put in order. A network of laboratories will be created to monitor genetically modified organisms, food and water quality.
I believe in the fair distribution of
social wealth.
The minimum level of wages will be increased to global standards by law.
Owners of small blocks of shares in companies will receive quarterly dividend payments in full.
Special taxes will be introduced for luxury items.
Pensions will be deposited into personal accounts throughout one’s life and unused pension money will be inherited. A pension will be no less than 60% of the average salary that a citizen was earning at the time of retirement.
6.5 million people have already received 1000 hryvnias in savings. The program to return deposits from the Soviet Oshchadbank will be prolonged until its completion within three years.
Families of disabled persons will receive assistance of no less than 2000 hryvnias a month.
On the birth of a child, the state support payments I introduced will continue to be paid.
I will resume the program "Territory of Quality Life" which calls for the comprehensive reconstruction of cities with a modern social infrastructure and roads that adhere to European standards.
Immediately after the global financial and economic crisis, we will resume long-term mortgage lending at 2-4% annual interest for 10-30 years.
Scholarships will not be less than the living minimum.
The minimum level of wages will be increased to global standards by law.
Owners of small blocks of shares in companies will receive quarterly dividend payments in full.
Special taxes will be introduced for luxury items.
Pensions will be deposited into personal accounts throughout one’s life and unused pension money will be inherited. A pension will be no less than 60% of the average salary that a citizen was earning at the time of retirement.
6.5 million people have already received 1000 hryvnias in savings. The program to return deposits from the Soviet Oshchadbank will be prolonged until its completion within three years.
Families of disabled persons will receive assistance of no less than 2000 hryvnias a month.
On the birth of a child, the state support payments I introduced will continue to be paid.
I will resume the program "Territory of Quality Life" which calls for the comprehensive reconstruction of cities with a modern social infrastructure and roads that adhere to European standards.
Immediately after the global financial and economic crisis, we will resume long-term mortgage lending at 2-4% annual interest for 10-30 years.
Scholarships will not be less than the living minimum.
I believe we are capable of rising to the
level of European standards on democracy,
human rights, quality of life and political
culture. And once we build Europe in
Ukraine, Ukraine will become a member of
the European Union.
The potential of existing and further mutually beneficial economic cooperation will serve as the foundation for friendly relations with Russia and other CIS countries.
Relations with all countries will be built pragmatically upon the priority of national interests and of increasing significantly Ukraine’s competitiveness in the global arena.
We will fundamentally change Ukraine’s position in the global labor market. We will become a country of high technology and science-intensive production.
Ukraine’s joining any collective security system will be decided only by a referendum.
The potential of existing and further mutually beneficial economic cooperation will serve as the foundation for friendly relations with Russia and other CIS countries.
Relations with all countries will be built pragmatically upon the priority of national interests and of increasing significantly Ukraine’s competitiveness in the global arena.
We will fundamentally change Ukraine’s position in the global labor market. We will become a country of high technology and science-intensive production.
Ukraine’s joining any collective security system will be decided only by a referendum.
As Commander in Chief, I will enhance the
authority of military service and respect
for people in uniform.
We will allocate sufficient material, equipment and financial resources to strengthen the army’s combat power, as well as for the social protection of servicemen and their families.
The army will become professional and formed on contract principles. Compulsory military service will be cancelled.
We will allocate sufficient material, equipment and financial resources to strengthen the army’s combat power, as well as for the social protection of servicemen and their families.
The army will become professional and formed on contract principles. Compulsory military service will be cancelled.
Today I am in opposition to the oligarchy and
everyone who represents it. I am therefore in true
opposition. After the presidential election, I will
be ready to assume responsibility for the country,
for strengthening its sovereignty, for gaining
respect for Ukraine from the world community, for
people’s respect for government and the
accountability of government to the people. I will
be responsible for a productive economy and smart
laws, for happiness, honesty and fairness. For
Ukraine’s success.
I started on this path because I love Ukraine.
Our generation has a difficult but wonderful job ahead – with our tireless work to build a new Ukraine, to realize its holy mission.
Ukraine above all!
Glory to Ukraine!
I started on this path because I love Ukraine.
Our generation has a difficult but wonderful job ahead – with our tireless work to build a new Ukraine, to realize its holy mission.
Ukraine above all!
Glory to Ukraine!