In the conditions of war and economic instability, Ukraine is looking for various ways to raise funds to support its armed forces. One of the most discussed options has been a plan for the mandatory placement of domestic government bonds (OVDP) among the population, banks and companies. The head of the Verkhovna Rada Finance Committee, Danylo Hetmantsev, voiced the idea that Ukrainians could "forcefully sell" these obligations in order to finance the needs of the army in the conditions of the ongoing war.
Comment by economic expert Danylo Monin:
“Hetmantsev is gushing with ideas, if not through taxes, then through other means to forcibly take money from the population, referring to the experience of Israel.
By 2025, Ukraine has $50 billion in grants and a budget without a deficit in fact. Why increase the state debt with domestic obligations in this case? And raising taxes like 11416-d also seems unnecessary in this sense. But the idea of low-yielding, but indexed bonds with a growing body without obligation is quite good.
Although I would suggest indexing it to the growth of the dollar exchange rate. And then for the population it would be like 5% in foreign currency, which is very attractive, without obligation, and would be quite in demand.
I am against mandatory payments, because we are reducing the income of the poor by 7% for the purchase of goods and services, and this will hit the poorer segments of the population harder.".
