The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved the Procedure for the use of funds provided in the state budget for state support of potato producers.
The corresponding decree (No. 1008 of September 22, 2021) was promulgated on the Government portal, the Internet portal AgroPortal.ua reports.
"Budget funds are directed to state support for producers who are engaged in agricultural activities, including growing potatoes, to stimulate an increase in potato planting areas, production volumes, and an increase in storage and processing capacities," the document says.
Budget funds are used to provide state support to agricultural producers on a non-refundable basis up to 50% of the cost (excluding value added tax) of the new construction of refrigerators for storing grown potatoes (potato storages), workshops for the primary processing of grown potatoes, built and put into operation ... A subsidy to one manufacturer cannot exceed 10 thousand times the minimum wage.
Compensation is allocated to facilities commissioned from November 1 of the previous year to October 31 of the current year.
Producers who do not have tax arrears and are not bankrupt will receive government support.