The Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers lowered from 50% to 30% the proportion of 2019 profits that the Ukrainian Railways joint-stock company (Ukrzaliznytsia) is required to pay as dividends to the state on May 20.

This was announced in a statement on the government portal, the CFTS portal reports.

According to the relevant Cabinet of Ministers resolution, Ukrzaliznytsia, the State Savings Bank (Oschadbank), and the State Export-Import Bank (Ukreximbank) will pay 30% of their profits as dividends to the state instead of the 50% that the government approved for them a month ago.

As the CFTS portal reported, the Cabinet of Ministers lowered the dividend rate for the Boryspil and Lviv airports from 90% to 30% on May 6.