The Ministry of Finance of Ukraine plans to increase the military levy and value added tax (VAT). This is reported by Forbes Ukraine with reference to sources in the Verkhovna Rada and the Cabinet of Ministers. The draft law providing for these changes is already under development and may be submitted to the parliament by the end of June - beginning of July.
The military levy is planned to be increased from 1.5% to 5%, the deputies say. A similar tax rate of 5% can be introduced by FOPs. There are also "discussions" regarding a 2-3% increase in VAT.
The key reason is the increase in military needs. One of the interlocutors from the financial committee of the Council estimates the additional needs of the budget at 400-500 billion UAH. 400 billion is needed only for the purchase and repair of military equipment.
