No baby packaging. Families with newborns will be deprived of support from the state

The Ministry of Social Policy has been blocking tenders for the purchase of a “baby package” for almost 3 months, which parents receive at the birth of a child. Instead, they offer a “cash refund” that doesn’t cover even half of the retail value of the “packaged” items. This was reported entrepreneur Alexander Sokolovsky.

“The minimum retail price of items that are in the “baby package” is from 15 to 20 thousand hryvnias. Minsots offers parents to receive 6,800 hryvnias. Although, according to a UNICEF survey, 80-90% of parents would prefer “packaging”. It has everything you need for mom and newborn. Now parents are deprived of the right to choose. We hope the situation will be resolved.” - writes the entrepreneur.

Sokolovsky is convinced that in a country where both the birth rate and the standard of living decline during the war, the support of young parents is critical. In addition, the purchase of at least 50,000 “baby packs” will provide jobs for 2,000 Ukrainians. Because the lion’s share of the package is produced in Ukraine.

Reference

“Baby Pack” - essential items for mother and child, which should simplify the life of new parents and reduce their costs. It includes diapers, napkins, diapers, clothes, hygiene items and products, a rug, a comb, scissors, a mattress, toys, etc. The opportunity to receive a “package” is provided for by the current legislation.

According to Ukrayinska Pravda, the filling of the “baby package” was made in Ukraine. Ukrainians produce textiles, cosmetics, educational toys, rugs and a box that can be used as a tube.