Local Elections in Ukraine - Crimea

Crimea

The representative body of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea (ARC) is the Supreme Council. Parliament within its authority adopts decisions and resolutions which are binding in the ARC. The government of the ARC is the Council of Ministers. The chairman of the Council of Ministers is appointed and dismissed by the Verkhovna Rada of the ARC with the consent of the President of Ukraine. The powers, procedure and activities of the Supreme Council and the Council of Ministers are determined by the constitution and laws of Ukraine and legal acts of the Verkhovna Rada of the ARC.

The ARC regulates:

• Agriculture and forestry
• Reclamation and mining
• Public works, crafts, trades and charity
• Urban development and housing
• Tourism, hotel business and fairs
• Museums, libraries, theaters and other cultural institutions; historic and cultural reserves
• Public transportation, roads and water supply
• Hunting and fishing
• Health and hospital services

Political activity regulated by the ARC includes:

• Election of deputies to the Verkhovna Rada of the ARC and the approval of the election commission
• Organizing and conducting local referendums
• Managing property belonging to the ARC
• Development, approval and execution of the ARC on the basis of the uniform tax and budget policy of Ukraine
• Development, approval and implementation of ARC programs for socioeconomic and cultural development of environmental management and protection (according to national programs)
• Recognition of the status of localities as resorts; establishment of resort sanitary-protection zones
• Ensuring the rights and freedoms of citizens and national harmony; promotion of order and public security
• Maintenance and development of state and national languages and cultures in the ARC; protection and use of historical monuments
• Participation in the development and implementation of state programs for the return of deported peoples
• Initiating a state of emergency and establishing zones of emergency in the ARC

The laws of the ARC can also be delegated to the president of the Ukrainian delegation, whose status is determined by the law of Ukraine.

To ensure the implementation of common socioeconomic and cultural programs of local communities, the budgets of the ARC and the oblasts are derived from the following payments:

• A 25-percent tax on personal income, paid in compliance with the Law of Ukraine "On income tax individuals on their respective territory"
• A 25-percent tax on rents, paid in compliance with the Law of Ukraine "On income tax of individuals in the territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the corresponding region"
• Fees for licenses to conduct certain types of business and certificates issued by the Council of Ministers of the ARC and regional state administrations

To ensure the implementation of common socioeconomic and cultural programs of local communities, district budgets are taken into account when determining the scope of intergovernmental transfers:

• A 50-percent tax on personal income, transferred in compliance with the Law of Ukraine "On income tax of individuals" in villages, cities of regional importance and their associations
• 15 percent of payments for land, paid in villages, cities of regional importance and their associations
• Fees for licenses to conduct certain types of business and certificates issued by district administrations
• Payment for state registration of business entities, transferred in compliance with the Law of Ukraine "On income tax of individuals" to district administrations
• Administrative fines imposed by district administrations

In addition, a base of regional and districts of the ARC is formed from transfers from the state budget and other government agencies.