Expenses for the maintenance of the Verkhovna Rada increased over the year by almost 200 million UAH. Even after the salary increase, none of the parliamentarians, including the chairman of parliament, will earn as much as the head of the Rada car depot. Parliament owns a number of enterprises that provide food, maintain houses, a canteen, and cars for people's deputies.
The leaders of these Rada enterprises own estates in the suburbs, declare four Teslas per year and have high salaries. Read about who earns and how much in the material.
People's deputies receive less than the managers who support them
The salaries of people's deputies depend on the subsistence level. Since January, the cost of living has increased, and therefore the salaries of deputies have also increased. For example, the “bare” salary of Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk increased from 32,208 to 36,336 UAH. However, according to the declaration, last year he received 718.3 thousand UAH. salaries and 478.8 thousand UAH. in the form of compensation for expenses for parliamentary activities. In total this is 99.7 thousand UAH. per month on average.
Stefanchuk’s first deputy, Alexander Kornienko, receives about 44.8 thousand UAH monthly. In fact, his income is limited to his salary. The head of the Servant of the People faction, David Arakhamia, also receives relatively little in the Rada - on average, UAH 34,849.
In the Verkhovna Rada's estimate, wage costs increased from UAH 840 million to UAH 945.7 million. And the total budget increased from 2.7 billion to 2.9 billion UAH. Interestingly, none of the deputies, including the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, receives as much as the head of the parliamentary car depot.
While Stefanchuk receives less than UAH 100 thousand monthly, the head of the Rada motor depot receives UAH 130 thousand. Thus, a separate enterprise operates for people’s deputies - “Autobase for managing the affairs of the Verkhovna Rada.” The fleet consists of 238 cars, the most popular model is Toyota Camry. The company has a director - Boris Bogoslavets. Interestingly, last year his average salary was almost 130 thousand UAH. per month, he earned more than 1.5 million UAH. per year. So the person responsible for transport for people’s deputies earns more than the people’s deputies.
Taking into account the declaration, Bogoslavets is a pensioner. His wife does not work and there is no income. The spouses have an apartment in Kyiv, as well as an estate in the village. Zazimye in the suburbs of the capital. The area of the house is about 300 square meters. According to the most conservative estimates, such housing costs at least 300 thousand dollars.
To each enterprise of the Council - Toyota in the vehicle fleet
Another state-owned enterprise owned by the Verkhovna Rada, the State Construction Plant of the BP Administration, has its own Toyota Camry. The director of this enterprise, Igor Skochinsky, has an apartment in Fastiv, and his monthly salary is about 36.4 thousand UAH.
The director of the Residential Building Management, which belongs to the Verkhovna Rada, also has the opportunity to drive a Toyota Camry. The company's fleet includes only three cars and 56 real estate objects (mostly apartments). There are more apartments at Sribnokilskaya, 24 (the so-called deputy house). Here the deputies have service apartments.
The director of the enterprise, Igor Kolesnik, received an average of 67 thousand UAH. per month. His wife Victoria Kolesnik works at Koncha-Zaspa of the State Administration of Affairs. In fact, they are colleagues: both are engaged in holding real estate for officials. Kolesnik owns an estate with an area of 253 square meters. m in s. Nails, as well as the land around it.
Of course, the Kiev Hotel, which belongs to the Verkhovna Rada, also has its own Toyota Camry. The company has been headed by Victoria Tucha since 2016. Every month she earns less than 27 thousand UAH per month. However, her husband last year declared income in the amount of 143 thousand UAH per month from “engagement in entrepreneurial activities.” The head of the deputy hotel owns an estate with an area of 389.1 square meters. m in s. Old Bezradichi and two fur coats.
The council also owns the National hotel complex (Lipskaya, 5). Olga Saychenko became the head of the company only last year. For six months, her salary amounted to 396 thousand (about 66 thousand UAH per month). In her declaration, she indicated a man, a building with an area of 117.6 square meters. m in the suburbs. In 2022, the couple were eating away their safety: neither Olga nor her husband had any income. In 2023, they declared 4 Tesla cars, including a Tesla Model 3. The owner is Olga Saychenko. Considering the number of electric cars, the couple care about the environment.
