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UAH 120 million of tax fraud: two customs officers who issued trucks with cigarettes as empty will be tried - Prosecutor General’s Office. PHOTOS Two Chernivtsi customs officers will be tried for their involvement in a tax evasion scheme involving the import of tobacco products. 05.02.25 13:47 1 457 9

Philip Morris increased tax contributions to Ukraine’s budget by 38% in 2024 In 2024, Philip Morris in Ukraine paid UAH 52.2 billion in taxes, which is over UAH 14 billion (or 38%) more than in 2023. 04.02.25 13:10 19 0

Occupiers imposed new taxes, destroying small business in TOT of Kherson region - NRC The Russian occupation authorities in the temporarily occupied territories of the Kherson region have introduced new taxes and reporting forms, effectively destroying the remnants of small businesses. 27.01.25 15:51 1 453 16

"Ukrainian Armor" paid UAH 1.044 billion in taxes to budget in 2024 1 billion 44 million hryvnias - this is the amount of taxes paid to the Ukrainian budget by the Ukrainian Armor company in 2024. 27.12.24 19:24 664 2

Taxes will rise in November, not in December - "servant of people" Hetmantsev Law 4015-IX on increasing the military tax from 1.5% to 5% and a number of other amendments to the Tax Code was published in the Golos Ukrainy newspaper on Thursday, November 28. On November 29, it will come into force, which means that the new tax rates will be in effect for the two days of this month. 28.11.24 22:58 8 114 37

Zelenskyy signs law on historic tax increase in Ukraine President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed Law No. 11416-d "On Amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine on Peculiarities of Taxation during the Period of Martial Law". 28.11.24 17:32 16 429 137

Tax law will be amended after Zelenskyy signs it - Marchenko Minister of Finance Serhii Marchenko expects that the Verkhovna Rada will amend the law on raising certain taxes to avoid their retroactive introduction. 28.11.24 16:58 2 277 14

Association of Ukrainian Cities calls on President to preserve reverse subsidies for communities Village, town and city mayors appealed to the President of Ukraine to keep the reverse subsidy funds in community budgets in 2025 to jointly protect Ukrainian citizens from rapid tariff increases or disruption of the heating season, power outages and lack of critical medical care. 11.11.24 18:44 1 455 14

National Bank does not rule out further tax increases in Ukraine The National Bank of Ukraine does not rule out the introduction of new tax initiatives in case of additional budget needs. 08.11.24 15:27 1 760 18

Single tax should remain in communities, - Association of Ukrainian Cities The Association of Ukrainian Cities is against the removal of the single tax from local budget revenues. 04.11.24 20:27 1 745 23

Stefanchuk signs law on tax increase On October 15, the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk signed the law on tax increases No. 11416-d. 15.10.24 12:53 4 420 63

Military tax and revenues from domestic government loan bonds should be transferred to trust fund to finance AFU - Poroshenko The government has rejected a proposal to create a special trust fund for the needs of the Defense Forces. 14.10.24 18:57 1 316 24

Verkhovna Rada rejected all resolutions blocking signing of law on tax increases The Verkhovna Rada has rejected 13 resolutions that blocked the signing of Bill 11416-d on a historic tax increase. 14.10.24 15:09 2 974 22

Rada voted for historic tax increase The Verkhovna Rada has supported in general the draft law No. 11416-d on tax increases. 10.10.24 10:56 23 132 87

Verkhovna Rada Committee supports historic tax increase for second reading - Zheleznyak The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Taxation and Customs Policy supported the draft law on a historic tax increase No. 11416-d. 04.10.24 15:18 6 299 48

Former regional deputy Makeyenko is suspected of tax evasion over UAH 71 million. PHOTOS Law enforcers served a notice of suspicion to Volodymyr Makeenko, a former MP of several convocations and former deputy head of the banned Party of Regions faction, in a case of tax evasion of UAH 71 million. 13.09.24 10:56 3 232 19

Before raising taxes, government must cut billions in spending on telethon and road construction - Poroshenko Before raising the tax burden on Ukrainians, the government should explain how much money the state budget needs, for what purposes, and whether the possibilities of reducing inappropriate expenses during the war have been depleted. 30.08.24 23:00 6 956 118

Use of withdrawn "military" PIT from local communities is only 45%. The "military" personal income tax was removed from community budgets in 2023, along with the "force" personal income tax. The amount of funds withdrawn amounted to approximately UAH 115 billion. 29.08.24 22:25 1 825 5

More than half of "military" personal income tax after being withdrawn from communities was not used by state for needs of AF - AUC The Ministry of Finance has admitted that the withdrawal of the "military" PIT from communities was an ineffective decision. More than half of the revenues were not used for the needs of the army. 28.08.24 21:13 7 670 21

If amendments to budget are not adopted by mid-September, there will be no funds to pay salaries to military - "servant of people" Pidlasa If budget expenditures are not increased by half a trillion in mid-September, the government will not have the funds to pay salaries to the military at the end of September. 26.07.24 22:41 5 348 45

Tax revision is unavoidable. Everything should happen very quickly - "servant of the people" Hetmantsev In 2025, the budgetary situation in Ukraine will deteriorate, so tax revisions are unavoidable. 23.06.24 01:14 18 788 255

Issue of tax increase is not currently being discussed - Shmyhal Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that the Cabinet of Ministers is not currently discussing the issue of raising taxes. 07.06.24 15:58 1 300 16

Parliament adopts law on tax benefits for military personnel The Verkhovna Rada passes a draft law introducing additional benefits for military personnel. 23.02.24 18:29 6 626 10 Society

"In 2022-2023, Ukrainian Armor provided UAH 87 million in charitable assistance and paid over UAH 480 million in taxes In 2022-2023, Ukrainian Armor LLC allocated UAH 87 million in charitable aid and about UAH 12 million in material and technical assistance. 23.02.24 17:15 754 4 Economics

"Servant of People" proposed to raise taxes on iPhones and on those who earn more than UAH 20 thousand. Roksolana Pidlasa (Servant of the People), Head of the Rada Budget Committee, proposes to introduce a luxury tax, in particular on new iPhones. 18.01.24 18:35 26 590 251 Economics

Ministry of Finance plans universal declaration following Baltic countries’ example: Ukrainians will agree on what tax authorities have calculated Income declaration in Ukraine can be an agreement on what the tax service has calculated. But for this to happen, it must be given access to bank accounts 04.01.24 19:35 18 174 87 Ukrainian Politics

Government wants to offer reservations from mobilization in exchange for paid taxes, - Forbes The President’s Office, the Cabinet of Ministers, and people’s deputies are considering updating the mobilization mechanism, which will include reservations for conscripts who pay taxes. 02.01.24 20:47 42 258 332 Incidents

Ukraine fines PornHub almost $6000 for tax evasion - Hetmantsev The State Tax Service of Ukraine has fined the company that operates PornHub for tax evasion. 18.12.23 17:33 7 039 69 Economics

Russian business paid "for the war" more than $3 billion in taxes. This is more than Putin expected Russian companies have significantly replenished the Kremlin’s treasury to wage war against Ukraine, paying more than $3 billion in tax. 07.12.23 10:03 4 175 23 Previously in trend: War

Zelenskyy signed a draft law on withdrawal of personal income tax from budget of communities President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a law on the withdrawal of "military" personal income tax from local budgets. 17.11.23 17:40 4 835 30 Previously in trend: War

Verkhovna Rada supported withdrawal of military personal income tax from budget of communities The Verkhovna Rada supported draft law No. 10037 on the withdrawal of personal income tax from the salaries of military and law enforcement officers from local budgets. 08.11.23 17:40 13 407 108 Ukrainian Politics

Ukraine cannot afford to raise taxes now, - Minister of Finance Marchenko The Ministry of Finance of Ukraine can neither raise taxes nor reduce state budget spending. 18.10.23 08:38 2 589 36 Economics

Verkhovna Rada did not support military personal income tax withdrawal from community budget The Verkhovna Rada did not support the draft law on the withdrawal of personal income tax from the salaries of military and law enforcement officers from local budgets. 17.10.23 15:50 2 700 16 Ukrainian Politics

Export of grain: it is sold for nothing and money is not returned to country, - Mass media Money from the sale of Ukrainian grain settles outside the borders of our country, depriving the state of a part of taxes and foreign exchange earnings. 25.03.23 11:58 44 699 124 Society

Cabinet of Ministers plans to carry out tax reform after war, - Shmyhal Ukraine is negotiating with the International Monetary Fund regarding work on tax reform, which should improve the investment climate. 25.02.23 18:49 6 677 38 Ukrainian Politics

"This is an economic sabotage": Butusov at Verkhovna Rada PIC on scheme of illegal blocking of tax invoices. VIDEO Censor.NET editor-in-chief Yurii Butusov spoke at a meeting of Verkhovna Rada’s Temporary Investigation Commission on Economic Security on issue of corruption and scheme of tax invoices illegal blocking. 09.02.23 21:11 18 621 62 Ukrainian Politics

During 5 months of war, 323.7 billion UAH of taxes were collected - 102% of peacetime income plan The business paid UAH 323.7 billion in taxes for the 5 months of the war and exceeded the peacetime income plan. 25.08.22 11:59 2 738 47 Previously in trend: War

Business must share cost of war with the state, benefits for it must be abolished, - Finance Minister Marchenko The Minister of Finance of Ukraine Serhii Marchenko believes that the business benefits introduced with the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Russia should be abolished. 09.06.22 16:39 10 004 111 Economics

There is no increase of taxes in Ukraine, - Minister of Finance Marchenko There are currently no plans to increase taxes in Ukraine, but a refund of VAT rates on imports and import duties is being considered. 26.05.22 23:07 2 556 20 Previously in trend: War

Business in Ukraine exempt from number of taxes for duration of martial law and year after it - Zelensky The government has developed a business support package that exempts it from paying a number of taxes for the period of martial law and at least a year after it ends, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said. 07.03.22 12:38 4 162 6 Previously in trend: War

Tax benefits for producers adhering to the sustainable development principles: the Verkhovna Rada registered bill No. 6544 Bill No. 6544 is expected to stimulate Ukrainians to consume consciously and use natural resources rationally by introducing tax benefits for environmentally conscious businesses. 04.02.22 17:50 58 0 Economics

Rada adopts law with amendments to Tax Code on tax amnesty - 243 votes The Verkhovna Rada has adopted a law with amendments to the Tax Code on the voluntary declaration of assets of individuals from the package of presidential bills on tax amnesty, which introduced the ability to declare assets for individuals from September 1, 2021. 15.06.21 17:14 2 066 3 Ukrainian Politics

Rada Introduces VAT For Facebook, Netflix, And Google The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has introduced an obligation to pay value-added tax (VAT) for Facebook, Netflix, and Google. 03.06.21 11:29 34 642 123 Ukrainian Politics

IMF says preserving inflation targeting, flexible exchange rate a key part of SBA with Ukraine Preserving the inflation targeting framework and the flexible exchange rate regime is a key part of the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) with Ukraine, IMF Resident Representative in Ukraine Goesta Ljungman has said in an interview. 30.03.21 15:59 1 184 21 Ukrainian Politics

MP Leros Refuses To Testify To SBI Member of Parliament Geo Leros refused to testify to the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI). 08.09.20 15:54 4 101 25 Ukrainian Politics

Ukrainian celebrities declare almost UAH 766M in income for 2019 Ukrainian celebrities have declared almost UAH 766 million in income received in 2019, the press office of the Ukrainian State Tax Service has reported. 28.07.20 14:29 81 482 226 Economics

Oleg Bakhmatyuk's companies paid UAH 7.7 billion in taxes The sum of taxes and fees the Ukrainian state budget got from the Ukrlandfarming and Avangard Group of Companies in three years is UAH 7.722 billion, the agricultural giant's press service said in a statement posted on its official website. 27.02.20 14:13 98 0 Economics

President of Ukraine promises tax reform from 2021 Tax reform in Ukraine will start in 2021, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi has said during the RE:THINK. Invest in Ukraine investment forum in Mariupol. 29.10.19 15:20 4 344 92 Economics