The President of Ukraine signed has Law No. 4681-IX "On Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine on Supporting Families with Children and Creating Conditions that Facilitate the Combination of Parenthood and Professional Activity" (basic draft law No. 13532).
From now on, payments will be:
- 50,000 UAH – one-time cash benefit upon the birth of the first and each subsequent child.
- 7,000 UAH/month – allowance for caring for a child up to 1 year old. For a child with a disability – 10,500 UAH/month (coefficient 1.5).
If as of January 1, 2026, the child is not yet one year old, parents continue to receive the current 860 UAH and ADDITIONALLY - 7,000 UAH/month until the child reaches 1 year of age.
- "yeNursery" is targeted financial support for caring for a child from 1 to 3 years old in the amount of 8,000 UAH/month, which can be used to pay for kindergarten, clubs or other care services. For children with disabilities, 12,000 UAH/month (coefficient 1.5).
- "Baby Package" will be provided in kind or in the form of monetary compensation for its cost (can be received from the 36th week of pregnancy).
- "Student Package" is a one-time payment of 5,000 UAH for 1st grade students.
- 7,000 UAH – pregnancy and childbirth benefit for women who are not working. Paid 70 days before childbirth.
The law will enter into force on January 1, 2026.
The Ministry of Finance of Ukraine published a draft resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "On Amendments to Certain Resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on the Introduction of Electronic Traceability of the Circulation of Alcoholic Beverages, Tobacco Products, and Liquids Used in Electronic Cigarettes" (hereinafter - the draft resolution).
From January 1, 2026, Ukraine plans to introduce an electronic excise tax stamp and an Electronic System for Circulation of Alcoholic Beverages, Tobacco Products, and Liquids Used in Electronic Cigarettes.
The draft resolution provides for the approval of Amendments to the resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, namely:
1) in Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 1137 of October 4, 2024 “On Approval of the Procedure for Calculating the Amounts of Excise Tax that Must be Paid by Economic Operators - Manufacturers/Importers for the Formed Unique Identifiers”, it is proposed to postpone the date of entry into force of the Resolution from January 1, 2026 to November 1, 2026;
2) to amend the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 823 of July 14, 2025 "On Amendments to the Regulations on the State Tax Service of Ukraine" in terms of postponing the date of entry into force of the norms relating to the implementation of State Tax Service tasks related to accounting and control over the circulation of alcoholic beverages, tobacco products and liquids used in electronic cigarettes, using data from the Electronic System from January 1, 2026 to November 1, 2026;
3) in Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 890 of July 16, 2025 “On Approval of the Procedure for Labeling Alcoholic Beverages, Tobacco Products, And Liquids Used in Electronic Cigarettes, and Recognition of Certain Resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine as Invalid”:
- to postpone the date of entry into force of the Resolution from January 1, 2026 to November 1, 2026;
- to supplement clause 11 of the Procedure for labeling alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, and liquids used in electronic cigarettes, approved by the said Resolution, with an additional standard for assessing the printing quality of the graphic element (DataMatrix code) of the electronic excise tax stamp, which determines that the minimum acceptable level of printing quality of the DataMatrix code must comply with grade B according to the ISO/IEC 29158 standard, along with the current requirement for compliance with grade 2 according to the ISO/IEC 15415 standard;
- in the List of Resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine that have lost force, approved by the said Resolution, to postpone the period of loss of force of the norms of the Regulation on the manufacture, storage, sale of excise tax stamps and labeling of alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, and liquids used in electronic cigarettes, approved by Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 1251 of December 27, 2010, regarding the return of excise tax stamps to the seller from September 1, 2026 to July 1, 2027;
4) in Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 1118 of September 10, 2025 "On Amendments to the Procedure for Calculating Excise Tax Amounts to be Paid by Economic Operators - Manufacturers/Importers for Generated Unique Identifiers", it is proposed to postpone the effective date of the Resolution from January 1, 2026 to November 1, 2026.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has updated the resolution that defines the procedure for granting the status of critical enterprises. Now, the list can include companies that develop defense technologies and innovations without involving budget funds - on the basis of contracts with the Ministry of Defense. The requirements for the volume of reservations for employees of such enterprises have also been clarified.
The adopted amendments introduce a new criterion for defining as critically important enterprises, institutions and organizations that develop innovations in the defense sector - in particular, in the direction of creating and improving weapons and military equipment without using budget funds. Such enterprises operate on the basis of agreements or contracts concluded with the Ministry of Defense.
The adoption of the document will contribute to the sustainable functioning of enterprises developing defense innovations, which play an important role in ensuring the economic stability and defense capability of the state.
The Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, by Order No. 479 of September 22, 2025, amended the Procedure for the Return (Transfer) of Funds Erroneously or Excessively Credited to the State and Local Budgets, approved by Order of the Ministry of Finance No. 787 of September 3, 2013.
The changes are mainly technical in nature, but the document has been supplemented with a new provision that concerns the refund of funds from rent for the use of subsoil for the extraction of minerals of national importance, defined as Natural Resource Assets.
In particular the Order:
- provides for the procedure for returning erroneously or excessively paid amounts of rent after the entry into force of the Agreement on the Reconstruction Fund, ratified by Law of Ukraine No. 4417-IX of May 8, 2025, but not before the entry into force of the Agreement on Limited Partnership;
- specifies that the share of such funds credited to the special fund of the state budget is returned at the expense of the current revenues of this fund.
The updates also apply to Appendix 1 to the Procedure:
- in column 2 of line 15, the following is now indicated: "Number and date of the contract (agreement) under which funds must be credited, or the Single Unique Case Number and date of the court decision";
- the note to Appendix 1 specifies that this data is filled in by the court or the State Judicial Administration in the event of a refund of the court fee by court decision.
The amendments are consistent with Law of Ukraine No. 4468-IX of June 4, 2025 "On Amendments to the Budget Code of Ukraine Regarding the Implementation of the Agreement between the Government of Ukraine and the Government of the United States on the Establishment of the American-Ukrainian Reconstruction Investment Fund."
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted Resolutions No. 1410 of November 5, 2025 and No. 1434 of November 7, 2025, which amended the CMU Resolution No. 303 of March 13, 2022 "On Termination of State Supervision (Control) Measures under Martial Law."
The document clarifies that the ban on conducting planned and unplanned state supervision (control) measures, stipulated by Resolution No. 303, applies to both legal entities and individuals.
During the period of martial law, unscheduled inspections are permitted in the event of detection of facts of non-compliance of food products with the requirements of safety legislation or individual quality indicators, if such violations have caused or may cause:
- spread of infectious diseases or food poisoning;
- negative impact on defense capability, life, or health of military personnel.
Such unscheduled measures will be carried out by the State Service for Food Safety and Consumer Protection on the basis of applications from the Ministry of Defense, the state customer service of the Ministry of Defense, the Main Directorate of the National Guard and the Administration of the State Border Guard Service. At the same time, the application of the state customer service of the Ministry of Defense is submitted only upon approval by the Ministry of Defense.
The changes also provide for the possibility of conducting fire and technogenic safety inspections in educational institutions (state, private, and municipal), as well as in educational entities in the field of preschool education. Such measures will be carried out by decision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs based on applications from regional or Kyiv city military administrations.
It is separately determined that during martial law, state architectural and construction control bodies may conduct unscheduled inspections:
- at construction sites financed from budget funds;
- at all construction sites - in terms of compliance with building codes regarding accessibility and safety for people with disabilities and low-mobility groups.
At the same time, inspections will not be carried out in territories where hostilities are or have been ongoing, or which are temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation, if the date of the end of hostilities or occupation has not yet been determined.
Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 1410 entered into force on November 7, 2025. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 1434 will enter into force from the date of its official publication.
