--- title: "Cabinet of Ministers terminates Lesia Karnauch's powers as acting head of the STA: Finance Ministry tasked with proposing candidates for the post" description: "The Cabinet of Ministers terminated Lesia Karnauch's powers as acting head of the STA and tasked the Finance Ministry with submitting successor candidates at the next government meeting." date: 2026-09-14T18:56:00.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/cabinet-ministers-terminates-karnauch-acting-head-sta tags: [ukraine-government, tax-service, lesya-karnauch, cabinet-of-ministers, personnel-changes] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Cabinet of Ministers terminates Lesia Karnauch's powers as acting head of the STA: Finance Ministry tasked with proposing candidates for the post ![Lesia Karnauch — Acting Head of Ukraine's State Tax Administration, whose powers were terminated by the Cabinet of Ministers](https://xab.info/media/2026/09/15/kabmin-prekratil-polnomochiya-karnauch-gns/kabmin-prekratil-polnomochiya-karnauch-gns-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - The Cabinet of Ministers terminated Lesia Karnauch's performance of the duties of head of the STA in her capacity as acting head. - The Minister of Finance was tasked with submitting, at the next government meeting, candidates for the new head of the STA or an acting head. - The decision was part of a series of personnel reshuffles in the government in the first half of September The Government of Ukraine has decided to terminate Lesia Karnauch's performance of the duties of head of the State Tax Administration in her capacity as acting head. According to RBC-Ukraine, this became known from a statement by Ukrainian Prime Minister Serhiy Korytskyy in his Telegram channel. As a result, Karnauch will no longer lead the tax service even in a transitional, "acting" capacity, paving the way for the formation of new leadership of the department. ### Essence of the Cabinet's decision The corresponding resolution was adopted by the government in the form of terminating Karnauch's performance of the duties of head of the STA. The wording of the decision means that her powers as acting head have been terminated, and she retains no managerial functions within the department. The decision was published by Prime Minister Serhiy Korytskyy, confirming the official nature of this personnel step at the level of the Cabinet of Ministers. ### Who will be the successor: the appointment mechanism At the same time as terminating the powers of the current acting head, the Cabinet defined the further procedure for selecting a new head. The Minister of Finance was tasked with submitting, at the next government meeting, candidates for the position of head of the State Tax Administration or for the person who will temporarily perform these duties. The final decision on the new head of the department can be made by the government only after reviewing the candidates proposed by the Ministry of Finance, indicating a two-stage nature of the appointment: first selection, then approval. ### Context: a series of personnel reshuffles in the government The decision on the STA fits into a series of personnel changes that the Cabinet of Ministers carried out in the first half of September. Thus, on September 4 the government dismissed Serhiy Sukhomlyn from the position of head of the Recovery Agency, as well as his First Deputy Mykola Boyko; on the same day, former head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration Ivan Fedorov was appointed head of the agency. On September 8, another change took place: Anna Hvozdya was appointed Deputy Minister of Defense, where she will be responsible for the development of the defense-industrial complex and the export of Ukrainian defense solutions. Against this backdrop, the termination of Karnauch's powers looks like a logical continuation of the course on renewing managerial personnel in key state structures. ### What is known about the STA's work during Karnauch's leadership According to business publications, during the period when Karnauch performed the duties of head of the STA, the department actively promoted digitalization: the launch and development of the electronic taxpayer cabinet, mechanisms for blocking tax documents, and changes in the procedure for business inspections were discussed. These initiatives formed the working context in which the service's activities took place until the Cabinet's decision on a change of leadership. The outcome was the termination of the acting head's powers and the transition to the procedure of selecting a permanent or temporary successor through the Ministry of Finance. ## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification - [Cabinet of Ministers dismisses acting head of the State Tax Administration Lesia Karnauch](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/kabmin-zvilniv-v-o-golovi-derzhavnoyi-podatkovoyi-1789411902.html) - Подтверждает прекращение полномочий Карнаух и поручение Минфину внести кандидатуры преемника. - [Cabinet of Ministers dismisses acting head of the State Tax Administration Lesia Karnauch](https://strana.today/news/512234-io-hlavy-hns-ukrainy-lesja-karnaukh-uvolena-resheniem-kabmina.html) - Согласуется с версией об увольнении и.о. главы ГНС решением Кабмина. - [Government terminates Karnauch's powers as acting chair of the STA – Korytskyy](https://ru.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1204206.html) - Подтверждает решение через заявление премьера Корецкого; использует аббревиатуру ГПС, что не противоречит сути. - [Electronic cabinet, blocking of tax documents and business inspections: Karnauch talks about the STA's work](https://delo.ua/ru/news/elektronnyi-kabinet-blokirovka-nalogovyx-i-proverki-biznesa-karnaux-rasskazala-o-rabote-gns-452261/) - Даёт контекст о деятельности ГНС в период руководства Карнаух (цифровизация, проверки бизнеса). ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: Who terminated Lesia Karnauch's powers as acting head of the STA? **A:** The corresponding decision was made by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine; it was announced by Prime Minister Serhiy Korytskyy in his Telegram channel. ### Q: Who will be the next head of the STA? **A:** It is not yet known. The Minister of Finance was tasked with submitting, at the next government meeting, candidates for the new head of the STA or a person temporarily performing its duties; the Cabinet will make the final decision after reviewing these candidates. ### Q: Is this decision connected to other personnel reshuffles? **A:** Yes, it fits into a series of personnel changes: on September 4 the Cabinet dismissed head of the Recovery Agency Serhiy Sukhomlyn and his First Deputy Mykola Boyko, appointing Ivan Fedorov as head, and on September 8 Anna Hvozdya was appointed Deputy Minister of Defense.