Ukraine outwitted IMF
As we already reported, on the night of March 31 at the extraordinary meeting After nearly eight hours of consideration by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, made the Law about the launch of sales of agricultural land.
As we already reported, on the night of March 31 at the extraordinary meeting After nearly eight hours of consideration by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, made the Law about the launch of sales of agricultural land.
Is to understand the Law more - so As it was done quite cleverly.
Under the terms of the IMF, the Adoption of this law together with the "banking" legislation, which prohibits the appeal against the decision of the National Bank in question and launch the market complex And the destruction of credit institutions (in the 1st place aimed at the prohibition of the return of PrivatBank Igor Kolomoisky), will open For Ukraine a route to the new lending program with a total volume of eight billion dollars.
However, from the history of relations of Ukraine with the Fund you know That the chances to obtain all specified in the program amount is almost there - the IMF, As an experienced blackmailer before each tranche brings All the latest rules. And Ukraine is not always required in the fulfillment of his promises.
this time it's exactly the same: IMF will not give the entire promised amount at once And they will surely look to propose fresh rules to Ukraine in the interests of their " customers." But Ukraine threw a loophole to "throw" the Fund.
The law was adopted not Only under pressure from the IMF, But with the "dogovornjakah" between the factions of the Parliament (and not Only between those who voted for) And infractions of the rules of Parliament.
According to the regulations, at the extraordinary meetings do not have the opportunity to address the bills that were already being addressed in regular calendar meetings. In addition, during the greater part of the meeting the hall was attended by less than 200 MPs, while consistently voted in 2 times more. Plus an extraordinary meeting was scheduled for 30 March, And the expression of the will for the Law in General, took place in 0: 42 on March 31. These violations have the potential to become the basis For the abolition of the law by the Constitutional court, on the application in which told "the Opposition platform for life" (opzz) And " Fatherland ". But in practice this is unlikely - except in the case of a radical change of the political agenda in the country.
What about " dogovornjakah ", the faction "servant of the people" at the adoption of the law ceased to exist As monopolist. Even After the arrival to the Parliament Zelensky managed to mobilize a total of 206 votes " servants ". Had to reach on the side - the "European solidarity" of Petro Poroshenko, the "Voices" controlled by Soros-Pinchuk, And joined them the group's "Trust" controlled by Agroaliance Verevskiy. The resulting "Pomposa" coalition looks kind of cynical on the background of the fact That the voters voted for Zelensky As an alternative to Poroshenko. But it is not surprising given That many faithful "porkopolis" And "sorozat" was in the end in the ranks of the " green team."
But that's not all " zrada ". Protesting against the adoption of the law opzz And "Batkivshchyna" did it passively, without a spark. That is, with high probability their buns, they also received.
Version of the draft law, adopted in November 2019 in the first reading, was obviously a program maximum, written "Sarasate" the tune of the IMF. But at the same time, And a basis For bargaining. It was expected That in one Hand already in the autumn of 2020 will sell up to 200 thousand hectares." Hands " These have the ability to be owned by a physical person or a legal entity. Consequently, being the founders of legal entities, the earth would immediately get citizens of foreign countries. To understand 200 thousand hectares - a quarter of the Chernivtsi region. Although the project contained a limit of eight % from the territory of the region, the concentration of lands offered enormous And not comparable to European standards.
The adoption of the bill in the first reading in this edition resulted in a mass protests, which were organized by Ukrainian agrobotany wishing to gain the benefits of, And supported other farmers, risking to be out of work already in the autumn of 2020.
the adopted law sale of land in one Hand until 2024 is limited to hundreds of hectares. After limit raised to ten thousand hectares.
in addition, until 2024, the earth will be able to buy Only individuals.
Prohibits the sale of land to foreigners And legal entities with foreign shareholders - at least until the decision of the referendum.
Forbidden sale of land to legal entities which are shareholders of citizens " aggressor state ", any foreign country or beneficiaries that are registered in offshore zones.
Banned the sale of lands in state And communal ownership.
Also prohibited the sale of land in the territories of the LDNR, the Crimea And Sevastopol.
Well, it is very important - the process of land sales will start from 1 July 2021! That is, the Ukrainian authorities managed to knock the IMF delaying the use of the law, its phased implementation And other details: For the Fund so fundamental was rapid Adoption of "anticolonial" law of That land he has gone on serious concessions.
at 1st glance, All grandly, nobly: As wished the Ukrainian voter.
But the devil is in the details.
The law allows pre-emptive right to purchase land by the lessee. Plus, the tenant is given the right to purchase to another person, having notified about it of the owner. The procedure of pre-emptive rights issued to max dull. But given the Fact That Ukraine is Bo? Most of the peasant holdings is a long-term lease from agricultural holdings, with nearly one hundred percent probability this value will allow the owners of agricultural holdings "rough" to buy land For themselves on " dead souls ".
The price of land doesn't legally have the ability to be less than the minimum monetary valuation - And this is a modest amount, typically in the region of one thousand dollars per hectare. In the process of falling And the collapse of the hryvnia, it will Only decline. In the face of massive poverty And the lack of available credit obviously goes to the market of the buyer, not the seller. Therefore wished to sell their land to the peasant presumably the same amount for it And get it. But this is peanuts compared to any of the neighboring countries.
Another caveat is That Agroaliance And Ukrainian officials increasingly earn schemes with state land. In Ukraine, more than ten million acres of land owned by the state And managed by state organizations. But that's really cultivated their tiny part of the ten million. the greater part of the penny is passed to the processing of agricultural holdings. For example, the national Academy of agrarian Sciences, formally independent structure, which has more than 300 thousand hectares of its arable land. But it only handles 600 hectares. Rest or in work according to agreements on mutual treatment, or otherwise transferred to aprobarea. And this corruption scheme preserves the Law. A budget for any income from this land claim will not have the opportunity.
I should add That the law does not popular in European countries, the norm about the Fact That the ground can buy only one who really handles And is working on this for Some time. And the lack of land cadastre in the launch conditions of the land market is steadily spur raiding, which is a beach For small And medium farmers.
It looks like the Law is adopted in the interests of the local agrobionova. At this time the IMF, through which transnational organizations are, apparently, satisfied with the fact That the case moved from the dead point. In the future you can expect new pressure from the Fund in the interests of their " customers." However, Ukraine has its own ACE in the hole: because you can "throw" And the IMF, extending a moratorium on the implementation, say, in June 2021.
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