Ukraine

Byudzhetny Kodeks Ukrainy No. 2456-VI (2010, as amended); Constitution of Ukraine 1996 Arts. 85, 95-98; Law on Rakhunkova Palata No. 576-VIII (2015); Law on Public Procurement No. 922-VIII (2015, amended 2020); Law on Corruption Prevention No. 1700-VII (2014)

Konstytutsiia Ukrainy Arts. 85, 95-98 (1996, rev. 2016; constituteproject.org); Byudzhetny Kodeks No. 2456-VI (08.07.2010, nabrav chynnosti 01.01.2011); Zakon pro Rakhunkovu palatu No. 576-VIII (02.07.2015); Zakon pro publichni zakupivli No. 922-VIII (25.12.2015, red. No. 114-IX vid 19.04.2020); Zakon pro zapobihannia koruptsiyi No. 1700-VII (14.10.2014)

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Fiscal Transparency: 67/100 (good)
67
out of 100
limited
30 of 37 scored fields populated. Higher = stronger statutory transparency requirements.

Ukraine's national fiscal transparency framework rests on the Constitution (1996, revised 2016) Arts. 85 and 95-98, and the Budget Code (Byudzhetny Kodeks) No. 2456-VI (2010, as amended). Art. 96 requires the Cabinet of Ministers to submit the draft State Budget to the Verkhovna Rada by 15 September (108 days before fiscal year start). The Rakhunkova Palata (Accounts Chamber) — established by Law No. 576-VIII (2015) — is the SAI with parliamentary appointment independence and conducts financial, compliance, and performance audits. Ukraine has a State Fiscal Council (Derzhavna fiskalna rada) — one of two cluster countries with a confirmed IFI (fiscal_oversight_body=True); no standalone legislative budget office. Ukraine's prozorro.gov.ua (mandatory since 2016, Law No. 922-VIII) is one of the most open e-procurement systems globally. spending.gov.ua publishes real-time expenditure data (expenditure_portal_required=True). The Anti-Corruption Law No. 1700-VII (2014) mandates public e-declarations for senior officials (salary_disclosure_required=True, scope='executives'). OBS 2021: T=54. Active war (2022+) has introduced emergency fiscal measures but the legal framework remains operative. Currency: UAH (Ukrainian hryvnia); fiscal year: calendar year.

Transparency Requirements

Budget Publicationmax 12 pts

Budget publication required ✓ Yes
Budget published online ✓ Yes
Budget publication timeline 108 days before fiscal year
Machine-readable budget format
Draft budget required before adoption ✓ Yes

Expenditure Disclosuremax 12 pts

Expenditure disclosure required ✓ Yes
Expenditure granularity department
Public expenditure portal required ✓ Yes
Expenditure reporting frequency quarterly

Independent Auditmax 12 pts

Audit required ✓ Yes
Auditor independent of entity ✓ Yes
Auditor selection method appointed independent
Audit frequency annual
Audit reports public ✓ Yes
Audit scope financial performance

Contract & Procurementmax 10 pts

Public bidding required ✓ Yes
Contract publication required ✓ Yes
Bid award disclosure ✓ Yes
Beneficial ownership disclosure No

Debt & Liability Disclosuremax 10 pts

Debt disclosure required ✓ Yes
Pension liability disclosure
Contingent liability disclosure ✓ Yes
Voter approval required for new debt No

Fiscal Reporting Frequencymax 10 pts

Interim reporting required ✓ Yes
Interim reporting frequency quarterly
Year-end report deadline 180 days after fiscal year
Citizens budget required No

Enforcement & Oversightmax 10 pts

Non-compliance penalties ✓ Yes
Fiscal oversight body ✓ Yes
Whistleblower protections ✓ Yes
Legislative budget office No

Revenue & Tax Transparencymax 8 pts

Tax expenditure reporting No
Revenue forecasting required ✓ Yes
Tax rate publication ✓ Yes
Fee schedule publication

Compensation & Payrollmax 8 pts

Salary disclosure required ✓ Yes
Salary disclosure scope executives
Pension benefit disclosure
Overtime reporting

Capital & Asset Disclosuremax 8 pts

Capital plan required ✓ Yes
Asset inventory required
Surplus asset disposal transparency

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