According to the proposal of draft law No. 11264, Ukrainians aged 21 to 58 will be required to pay the new tax, although there are exceptions.
Parliament proposes to establish taxation for childless citizens and those with less than three children. The said draft law was published on the web portal of the parliament for review on May 20.
The initiator of this law is Serhiy Dmytrovych Hryvko, a People's Deputy from the "Servant of the People" party.
The text of the document refers to the temporary introduction of a "demographic fee" for citizens of Ukraine.
"Temporarily, until the decision of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on the completion of the demographic reform, a demographic levy is established," the document states.
According to this bill, all natural persons aged 21 to 58 will pay the fee, with the exception of:
- persons with three or more children;
- persons with identified infertility or impaired reproductive function that prevents motherhood (parenthood), upon confirmation of relevant medical documents at least once every 2 years;
- persons with disabilities of group I.
According to the proposals of the draft law, the rates of the "demographic tax" are defined as follows:
- 1.5% of the tax object for persons who do not have children;
- 1% of the tax object for persons who have one child;
- 0.5% of the tax object for persons who have two children.
Serhii Hryvko was born in 1985 and was elected a People's Deputy of the ninth convocation from the Servant of the People party in 2019. He is a member of the Committee on Social Policy and Protection of Veterans' Rights.
In September 2023, Hryvko introduced a bill aimed at reducing prison terms for convicts who generate electricity on bicycle plants. The deputy stated that this initiative will allow convicts to comply with the norms established by the Ministry of Justice and reduce the term of imprisonment by 30 days during the year.
It is also worth noting that the Council is considering a draft law on mitigating punishments for evaders. According to this initiative, four alternatives to imprisonment are proposed. It is assumed that this will allow the state to save resources and, perhaps, even increase revenues to the budget.
