Ukrainian authorities are preparing to increase taxes and fees to replenish budget revenues by the 0.5% of GDP required by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This was reported by the Strana publication with reference to the data of the chairman of the relevant committee of the Verkhovna Rada, Daniil Getmantsev.
According to the publication, in the near future the government will submit to parliament a bill on the introduction of an additional military tax on individual entrepreneurs (IP). The first payment will be made by individual entrepreneurs of the 3rd category – a fee of 1.5% of the turnover will be established for them. An increase is also possible for individual entrepreneurs of the 1st and 2nd categories, who already pay 1.5%.
Also, as stated in the publication, it is proposed to introduce additional fees for the purchase of bank metals, the initial registration of a car, the sale of real estate and jewelry, impose a tax on mobile operators, and also increase excise taxes on soda. and fuel.
According to the publication’s estimates, the total of these measures will bring about 44 billion hryvnias (more than 1 billion euros) to the budget; This corresponds to the IMF’s obligation to set additional revenues at 0.5% of GDP.
Ukraine’s budget deficit for 2024 is planned to be 43.9 billion dollars, and Kiev is expected to cover the lion’s share of this amount with the help of Western partners. At the same time, foreign aid revenues amounted to only $1.2 billion in the first two months of the year due to delays in the coordination of programs.
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