Danylo Hetmantsev, the chairman of the parliamentary committee on finance, tax, and customs policy, criticized salary levels at state-owned banks amid a full-scale war and said he would appeal to the Cabinet of Ministers.
He wrote about this on Facebook.
According to Hetmantsev, he respects the banking sector and the work of bankers, but considers certain payments at state-owned banks unacceptable during wartime.
“But guys and girls at state-owned banks—have you suddenly lost your minds, paying yourselves such amounts during a war??? This is at a time when there’s a war in the country, and we’re counting every kopeck???” he wrote.
The lawmaker also ironically mentioned the 2,000-hryvnia banknote, suggesting that it might be needed due to the large amounts of cash required for such payments.
“I am addressing the Cabinet of Ministers regarding this outrage,” Hetmantsev added.
His statement was prompted by the publication of data on the salaries of state bank executives, which Danylo Hetmantsev also cited.
What is known about the salaries of state-owned bank CEOs?
In particular, according to the Ukrainian News agency, in June, Oschadbank Supervisory Board Chairman Volodymyr Lavrenchuk received UAH 768,000. Four members of the supervisory board each received UAH 590,000, and three others each received UAH 650,000.
In addition, one of the deputy chairmen of Oschadbank’s board received UAH 9.2 million in June, while another deputy chairman received UAH 4.5 million. Management board chairman Yurii Katsion received UAH 1.3 million.
Also, according to the Ukrainian News agency, members of the supervisory board of the state-owned Sense Bank received between UAH 486,000 and UAH 680,000 in June. The largest payment was UAH 680,000; another member of the supervisory board received UAH 618,000; four members each received UAH 487,000; and one member of the supervisory board did not receive a salary in June.
At the same time, in his post, Hetmantsev did not specify which state-owned banks or specific payments he was referring to.
As a reminder, 100% of the shares of PJSC Oschadbank are state-owned.
On November 4, 2025, Oschadbank’s supervisory board selected the winner of the competition for the position of the chairman of the bank’s board—Yurii Katsion, the deputy chairman of the board for corporate business.
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