{"id":8536,"date":"2026-01-22T09:32:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T07:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=8536"},"modified":"2026-01-22T09:32:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T07:32:52","slug":"ukraine-mvf-podatky-fop-pdv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/economics\/ukraine-mvf-podatky-fop-pdv\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine tries to change IMF requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Ukraine tries to change IMF requirements on taxes for individual entrepreneurs<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"306\" data-end=\"600\">Ukraine is negotiating with <strong data-start=\"342\" data-end=\"373\">International Monetary Fund<\/strong> to revise the tax conditions under the current loan programme. First of all, it is a requirement to <strong data-start=\"470\" data-end=\"519\">introduce VAT for individual entrepreneurs<\/strong> with an annual income of more than <strong data-start=\"544\" data-end=\"561\">UAH 1 million<\/strong>, sources say <strong data-start=\"584\" data-end=\"599\">RBC-Ukraine<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"602\" data-end=\"749\">This condition has become one of the key issues in the negotiations, as it requires the drafting and submission of a relevant bill to the Verkhovna Rada.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"751\" data-end=\"771\">Fears of the authorities<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"773\" data-end=\"1049\">According to the publication's interlocutors, the country's leadership is wary of <strong data-start=\"841\" data-end=\"875\">serious political consequences<\/strong>, as the tax reform may affect about <strong data-start=\"924\" data-end=\"943\">660 thousand individual entrepreneurs<\/strong>. The government fears <strong data-start=\"961\" data-end=\"982\">falling ratings<\/strong> and social discontent against the backdrop of war and economic hardship.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1051\" data-end=\"1080\">Other IMF tax requirements<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1082\" data-end=\"1164\">In addition to VAT for small businesses, the IMF's conditionality package contains several other sensitive initiatives:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1166\" data-end=\"1380\">\n<li data-start=\"1166\" data-end=\"1234\">\n<p data-start=\"1168\" data-end=\"1234\"><strong data-start=\"1168\" data-end=\"1203\">Taxation of internet platforms<\/strong> - the so-called \u00abOLX tax\u00bb;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1235\" data-end=\"1305\">\n<p data-start=\"1237\" data-end=\"1305\"><strong data-start=\"1237\" data-end=\"1274\">Taxation of international parcels<\/strong> regardless of their cost;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1306\" data-end=\"1380\">\n<p data-start=\"1308\" data-end=\"1380\"><strong data-start=\"1308\" data-end=\"1354\">Extension of the collection of 5% military duty<\/strong> and the post-war period.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1382\" data-end=\"1478\">These measures, according to the IMF, should <strong data-start=\"1416\" data-end=\"1444\">increase budget revenues<\/strong> and reduce the funding gap.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1480\" data-end=\"1501\">Risk to the budget<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1503\" data-end=\"1697\">If a compromise with the IMF is not reached in the near future, Ukraine may face <strong data-start=\"1594\" data-end=\"1624\">a significant budget deficit<\/strong> and the risk of funding delays, which is especially critical in times of war.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1699\" data-end=\"1711\">Context.<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1713\" data-end=\"1965\">The IMF remains one of Ukraine's key donors. Fulfilling the terms of the programme is important not only for receiving IMF tranches, but also for <strong data-start=\"1844\" data-end=\"1919\">further financial support from the EU and other international partners<\/strong>, The IMF is a key partner in Ukraine's cooperation with the IMF.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0430 \u043d\u0430\u043c\u0430\u0433\u0430\u0454\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u0437\u043c\u0456\u043d\u0438\u0442\u0438 \u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0433\u0438 \u041c\u0412\u0424 \u0449\u043e\u0434\u043e \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0430\u0442\u043a\u0456\u0432 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0424\u041e\u041f \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0430 \u0432\u0435\u0434\u0435 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0433\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440\u0438 \u0437 \u041c\u0456\u0436\u043d\u0430\u0440\u043e\u0434\u043d\u0438\u043c \u0432\u0430\u043b\u044e\u0442\u043d\u0438\u043c \u0444\u043e\u043d\u0434\u043e\u043c \u0449\u043e\u0434\u043e \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0433\u043b\u044f\u0434\u0443 \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0430\u0442\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0445 \u0443\u043c\u043e\u0432 \u0443 \u043c\u0435\u0436\u0430\u0445 \u0447\u0438\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0457 \u043a\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0438\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0457 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u0438. \u0419\u0434\u0435\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u043d\u0430\u0441\u0430\u043c\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0434 \u043f\u0440\u043e \u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0433\u0443 \u0437\u0430\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0438 \u041f\u0414\u0412 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0444\u0456\u0437\u0438\u0447\u043d\u0438\u0445 \u043e\u0441\u0456\u0431-\u043f\u0456\u0434\u043f\u0440\u0438\u0454\u043c\u0446\u0456\u0432 \u0456\u0437 \u0440\u0456\u0447\u043d\u0438\u043c \u0434\u043e\u0445\u043e\u0434\u043e\u043c \u043f\u043e\u043d\u0430\u0434 1 \u043c\u043b\u043d \u0433\u0440\u0438\u0432\u0435\u043d\u044c, \u043f\u043e\u0432\u0456\u0434\u043e\u043c\u043b\u044f\u044e\u0442\u044c \u0434\u0436\u0435\u0440\u0435\u043b\u0430 \u0420\u0411\u041a-\u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0430. \u0421\u0430\u043c\u0435 \u0446\u044f \u0443\u043c\u043e\u0432\u0430 \u0441\u0442\u0430\u043b\u0430 \u043e\u0434\u043d\u0456\u0454\u044e \u0437 \u043a\u043b\u044e\u0447\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0445 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0431\u043b\u0435\u043c \u0443 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0433\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440\u0430\u0445, \u043e\u0441\u043a\u0456\u043b\u044c\u043a\u0438 [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":207433346,"featured_media":8537,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_title":"","rank_math_description":"","rank_math_focus_keyword":"\u041c\u0412\u0424","td_subtitle":"","subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[805618],"tags":[806753],"class_list":{"0":"post-8536","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-economics","8":"tag-806753"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/207433346"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8536"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8538,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8536\/revisions\/8538"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}