Economy

Salaries in envelopes and smuggling: the main schemes through which the budget loses hundreds of billions

Losses to the state budget of Ukraine from the shadow economy in 2024 reached a record 375–603 billion hryvnias. This is stated in the annual study "Comparative Analysis of Fiscal...

The Antimonopoly Committee stopped the deception of buyers in the bottled water market

The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine has fined three drinking water producers for disseminating false information on labels and in advertising materials. The decision was made at a meeting on October 30...

Online shopping and electric cars may become more expensive: National Bank wants new taxes

The National Bank of Ukraine proposes to introduce additional taxes on non-priority imports — from foreign online purchases to luxury items. Such a move, according to the regulator, will help reduce...

The Cabinet of Ministers has suspended the export of firewood and unprocessed wood until the end of 2025

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has decided to temporarily ban the export of unprocessed wood and firewood until December 31, 2025. The purpose of this step is to ensure domestic...

New law on blocking accounts hits ordinary people, not shadow flows

The government and the National Bank are preparing a bill to create a special register of so-called "drops" - individuals and sole proprietors whose accounts are considered risky. It has already been registered...

There is a harvest, but no storage: why is the borscht set sold almost at cost price?

By the end of the year, Ukrainians should not expect a sharp increase in the price of the main vegetables used in borscht - potatoes, carrots, beets, onions and cabbage. According to the President of the Ukrainian...

"Catastrophic" 2026: Ukraine risks being left without EU assistance

Next year could be critical for Ukraine financially. People's Deputy Yaroslav Zheleznyak, referring to the material in The Economist, stated that without clear decisions from the European Union regarding...

Minimum pension in Ukraine in 2025: who will receive it and how much is guaranteed

In Ukraine, a pension cannot be lower than the limit set by the state. The basis for this limit is the subsistence minimum for persons who have lost their ability to work. In...

Popular