Decentralisation is targeted to extending the powers and financial resources of each municipality. Particularly, the reform has resulted in increasing local budget own incomes fourfold.

It was claimed by the Minister of Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine Oleksiy Chernyshov during the press conference with journalists of oblast and rayon media from oblasts-partners of the USAID DOBRE Programme.

«Decentralisation fulfilment is, to say the least of it, a historic event for Ukraine. Finally, people have become participants of decision making at the municipality level. It was never the case here. Here is just one example: from 2014 till 2020 own incomes of local budgets increased fourfold, meaning new ASCs, development projects, as well as road, school and hospital construction», — claimed Oleksiy Chernyshov.