- The Verkhovna Rada may return to the idea of raising the VAT rate to fill the state budget
- The head of the parliamentary budget committee, Roksolana Pidlasa, mentioned this in the podcast “Economic Chronicles”
- Initially, the Ministry of Finance considered raising the VAT, but ultimately opted for increasing military fees
- Pidlasa believes that raising the VAT has advantages, as it is easy to administer and can have a significant impact
- She predicts that the idea of raising the VAT will be revisited in the future
- Other proposals being considered include a tax on sweet water and taxing imported packages worth up to 150 euros
Source: news.dtkt.ua
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