The moratorium on selling agricultural land in Ukraine will be extended

the Moratorium on selling agricultural land in Ukraine will be valid until the Parliament adopts a law "On land turnover".

About this at the government meeting on Wednesday said the Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman, adding that the renewal or non-renewal by Parliament of the moratorium on the sale of land not actually change the situation.

"Regardless of whether extended or not, the moratorium will be in effect until the Parliament adopts a law "On land turnover". I say this to all looked, how they will sell themselves and fight for the extension of the moratorium, although it will act," he said.

As reported the UNIAN, the Verkhovna Rada has prolonged the current in Ukraine since 2001, the moratorium on the purchase and sale of agricultural lands until 2019. For 17 years, the moratorium lasted for 9 times.

Under the proposed government model of land reform, the right to purchase land in the event of cancellation of the moratorium can only citizens of Ukraine physical person, with a maximum threshold of ownership a citizen would not exceed 200 hectares. the working group at the Ministry of agrarian policy and food of Ukraine, admits the possibility of the sale of land, subject to a number of constraints small farms - legal entities.

According to the world Bank, the lifting of the moratorium will allow you to bring the economy of 0.7- $ 1.5 billion. annually.

in September 2018, the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko expressed doubt that soon the Verkhovna Rada will make an open land market, especially considering the fact that already actually begun election campaign.