On September, 17 the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted in the second reading and as a whole bill № 3614 On Amending the Budget Code of Ukraine in terms of Harmonizing the Budget Legislation provisions, Related to the Administrative and Territorial Reform Completion. 287 people’s deputies voted for it.

The bill envisages that village, settlement and city councils are not dependent on the rayon anymore. All 1469 AHs, the territory of which has been confirmed by the Government, will turn to direct inter-budget relations with the state budget.