Amid the ongoing martial law, the state is revising its approach to protecting the economy. For businesses whose activities are deemed critical to the country, a strict deadline has been set: by September 1 of this year, they must undergo the procedure to reconfirm their status.
This information was announced by the Minister of Economy, Environment, and Agriculture, Alexey Sobolev, during the government question hour in the Verkhovna Rada. The official emphasized that the mechanism is already streamlined, and the necessary package of decisions has been prepared, so the process should not pose difficulties for entrepreneurs.
Transition Mechanics and Deadlines
According to the minister's explanations, enterprises are not required to constantly monitor their status. The last mass recheck was conducted in December 2024, when the Cabinet of Ministers updated the criteria, specifically raising the threshold for salary levels. Now, a similar transition period lasting three months is being introduced.
"Revisiting the criticality of enterprises that are truly critical to the state's economy every one and a half years under martial law seems fair to us, because the situation is changing," Sobolev noted.
New Drafting Criteria
The groundwork for these changes was laid back in May, when the government adopted a resolution to change the drafting rules. The key innovation was raising the salary threshold for obtaining drafting protection to 26,000 hryvnias. It is precisely due to this change that the lists of critical facilities need to be updated in July-August.
For businesses, this means the need for a thorough check of their personnel and financial indicators to guarantee the preservation of benefits and the protection of employees from mobilization.