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Minister Fedorov: Economic effect of sick leave e-certificates estimated at UAH 4B
Ukrainians have already generated more than 13.6 million sick leave e-certificates. The economic effect resulting from the introduction of this to has been estimated at about UAH 4 billion.
The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister for Innovation, Education, Science and Technogy Develment – Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov during the presentation of the State Anti-Corruption Program for 2023-2025, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
“Several years ago, in coeration with the [Ukrainian] Health Ministry, we introduced sick leave e-certificates. We estimate the economic effect resulting from this reform at UAH 4 billion. A total of 13.6 sick leave e-certificates have already been generated. Hence, now it is impossible to buy a sick leave, while it used to be a big corruption scheme,” Fedorov td.
A reminder that, on October 1, 2021, Ukraine fully replaced sick leave paper certificates with electronic ones.
Source: ukrinform.net
