- Hetmantsev opposes mandatory VAT for individual entrepreneurs (FOPs), calling it a blunt tool that harms both tax evaders and honest businesses.
- He believes the Ukrainian economy cannot increase tax revenues by raising main tax rates, including VAT.
- The economy is suffering from energy attacks and declining demand, especially affecting retail and restaurants.
- Hetmantsev stresses that any tax rate increases would mainly impact compliant businesses, not those operating in the shadow economy.
- He notes the abnormal growth in the number of FOPs during wartime and anticipates continued increases in defense spending if the war persists.
Source: news.dtkt.ua
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