President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed the Decree "On the development of the Carpathian region of Ukraine" (No. 543/2019). This document is aimed at promotion of socio-economic development, increasing investment attractiveness, developing recreational, tourism and ethnocultural potential of the Carpathian region.
The Head of State obliged the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine to approve the State Program for the Development of the Carpathian region of Ukraine for 2020 – 2022 within two months, taking into account the Development Concepts of Mountainous Areas of the Ukrainian Carpathians.
Also, according to the text of the decree, the Government should provide expenditures for the 2020 and subsequent years in the draft law "On the State Budget of Ukraine" necessary for the implementation of this State Program.
The Presidential Decree enters into force on the day of its publication.