CURRENT ISSUES OF PENSION PROTECTION FOR MILITARY SERVICEMEN IN UKRAINE

Abstract

The scientific article analyzes the current problems of pension provision for military servicemen in Ukraine. The conclusion is made that the imperfection of legislation, the lack of a unified approach to determining monetary provision, contradictions in judicial practice, bureaucratic barriers and the lack of regulation of the legal status of certain categories of pensioners create the prerequisites for social tension and reduce the effectiveness of state policy in the field of social protection for military servicemen. It is emphasized that further improvement of the institution of pension provision for military personnel should be based on the principles of fairness, transparency and financial stability, ensuring an appropriate level of legal certainty and consistency with international standards of social protection for military personnel, in particular, it seems advisable to: 1) develop a single comprehensive regulatory act that would comprehensively regulate the issue of pension provision for military personnel, be consistent with the general pension system and international obligations of Ukraine in the field of social protection; 2) create a special state fund for military personnel with a separate budget program and sources of funding (in particular, at the expense of taxes on the defense sector, voluntary contributions, international assistance), which will ensure the stability, predictability and independence of the pension system from current budget processes; 3) unification of judicial practice, development of clear methodological recommendations for the Pension Fund of Ukraine and ensuring the mandatory implementation of court decisions in cases regarding pension provision for military personnel.