Among the proposed The Ministry of Finance has made changes to tax policy aimed at receiving an additional 500 billion hryvnias into the treasury by the end of this year.
This information was reported by the publication “RBK-Ukraine”, reports “URA-Inform”.
It is noted that the idea of expanding the tax base for international parcels has not yet become a subject of lively discussions in the public space, although experts and business representatives are already actively discussing it.
This is probably due to the fact that the projected tax revenues from these parcels next year will amount to only about 8 billion hryvnia, and this year – just over 3 billion hryvnia.
The above-mentioned amount is clearly small compared to the possible revenues from other tax innovations of the government. Nevertheless, this innovation will affect almost every resident of Ukraine, which in itself is a compelling argument for its consideration.
Bill No. 11416, proposed by the government, assumes that import of goods with an invoice value of up to 45 euros per recipient in one shipment from one sender to Ukraine will not be taxed. According to current legislation, this applies to parcels worth up to 150 euros.
The government explains the reduction of the tax threshold by the need to combat customs evasion by large businesses, which leads to significant losses for the budget.
«We are concerned that almost all online trading options and e-commerce in Ukraine are in the shadows. Conventionally speaking, everyone imports within the 150 euro limit. And this problem is much deeper than just the unwillingness to pay small taxes on imports,” the minister emphasizes.
Let us recall who finances the State Budget of Ukraine: the United States is far from being in first place.