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[/en] Foundation Foundation About us Team Partners Annual reports Out news Video Infographics Analysis Parliament Government Anticorruption Public finance European integration Energy security Environment Effective governance Projects Analysis Projects Publications Contact Українська English × ☰ Українська English About us Team Partners Annual reports Our news Video Infographics Parliament Government Anticorruption Public finance European integration Energy security Environment Effective governance Our news 11 January 2016 OSF contributed to the campaign for the simplified tax system In November 2015 OSF joined the Coalition for support of the simplified tax system. Coalition aimed to impose a moratorium on amendments to the simplified tax system for a period of 3 years. Due to successful national advocacy campaign coalition members managed to retain most simplified tax system elements despite the government's intention to destroy it within the initiated tax reform. Given the imperfect and corrupt overall taxation system, the simplified tax system scheme serves as an opportunity for socially active citizens to create and maintain jobs for themselves and their employees, work legally, pay taxes, spend less time on reporting and reduce the social burden on the budget. 28 December 2015 The interim results of the 1st Ukrainian transparency, participation and integrity index On December 28 in Kyiv Open Society Foundation presented the interim results of the local budgets’ monitoring held in 17 cities of Ukraine based on 1st Ukrainian transparency, participation and integrity index (TPI Index). 11 December 2015 Projected budget revenues in Kyiv for 2016 were underestimated. Independent experts have evaluated the draft Kyiv city budget for 2016 At the discussion hosted by the Information Agency ‘RIA Novyny’ OSF Director Ivan Sikora and the experts from the Urban Institute (Oleksandr Sergienko), Public Auditing NGO (Maksym Holdarb) and Public Safety Foundation (Yuri Havrylchenko) shared their estimates on the draft Kyiv budget. Earlier, despite the OSF Open Address to the mayor Klitschko, Kyiv city authorities have abstained from organizing an expert discussion on the draft Kyiv city budget for 2016. 03 December 2015 Open Society Foundation joined the Coalition for the support of the simplified tax system 02 December 2015 Corruption risks in "Planning and Development" - the first draft of the public building norms (PBN) project – have to be eliminated A group of independent urban development experts addressed the OSF regarding the violations in Public Building Norms (PBN). OSF included their expertese in the assessment and comments to the "Planning and Development" draft of public building norms. We also prepared and distributed the appropriate statement. The joint address is focused on three groups of corruption risks in the Draft PBN, related with the gaps of legal regulation, the broad discretionary powers and the conflict of interest. In experts’ opinion, these can lead to the large-scale corruption practices worth hundreds of millions of dollars. 25 November 2015 Fall into the same trap twice. Kyiv city budget for 2016 The responsible local policy begins with compliance with procedures. Kyiv budget policy should be considered an indicator for Mayor Klitschko’s readiness for clear and unambiguous compliance with the requirements of the budget legislation and legislation on access to public information. Adopting the budget "just-in-time" and absence of the draft budget on the KCSA web-page (as of December 2) once again recalled the same old problems in the budget process. 20 November 2015 Advocacy Campaign Against Illegal Сonstruction at Mykilska Slobidka in Kyiv Presented by Ivan Sikora at the Civil Society Development Forum On November 19 during the session during Civil Society Development Forum dedicated to advocacy success stories, OSF Director Ivan Sikora presented the case titled “Metropolitan government shady deals. Mechanisms for community to defend own rights. An example of Mykilska Slobidka in Kyiv". 19 November 2015 OSF will present the preliminary results of the analysis of government coordination of EU support in Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova Lesya Shevchenko and Denis Chernikov will present the preliminary results of comparative research of government coordination of EU support in Ukraine, Gerogia and Moldova. Analytics Formation of anti-corruption policy framework in Kyiv: the first results 05.09.2015 Analysis. Anticorruption. News. Open Society Foundation suggestions formed the basis for municipal action plan to prevent and reduce the risks of corruption in Kyiv city administration Ivan Sikora: "Klitschko's team calculations of Troyeshchyna metro line are significantly overestimated" 24.08.2015 Analysis. Anticorruption. News. Ivan Sikora, Open Society Foundation Director, has doubted the the estimated construction cost of Troyeshchina metro line, which was announced by Mayor Klitschko’s team. Construction talks on this major Kyiv infrastructure facility might be connected with the beginning of the election campaign, Sikora suggested. Ukraine stuck in the process of fighting corruption 15.05.2015 Analysis. Anticorruption. Articles. Ivan Sikora Open Society Foundation Director Ivan Sikora commented on the new National Anti-Corruption Risks Program adopted by the Government on April 29, 2015 in the newspaper Dzerkalo Tyshnya. Poroshenko and Kolomoisky block new elite development in Ukraine 30.04.2015 Analysis. Parliament. Articles. Lesia Shevchenko A cheap play on reforms and mutual support was staged for Ukrainian politics. The real fight for the director’s position goes on behind the scenes and no one is allowed to watch that. The government anti-corruption program does not measure Ukraine’s progress in the fight against corruption 27.04.2015 Analysis. Anticorruption. Articles. Open Society Foundation experts’ assessments suggest the new program has the drawbacks which should be improved. Rada forgot to prohibit the most dangerous Soviet heritage 17.04.2015 Analysis. Parliament. Articles. Lesia Shevchenko Today, the State remains the key barrier to better Ukraine. Bureaucrats in the government offices try to impede the reforms by all means 100 Days of Dizziness from Mistakes 05.03.2015 Analysis. Parliament. Articles. Lesya Shevchenko Open Society Foundation President Lesya Shevchenko commented on the intermediate stage of the Parliament coalition for ‘Novoe Vremya’ blog. Our projects © 2001—2019 “Open Society” Foundation Use of materials from the site only allowed if the active link is placed at osf.org.ua