In the conditions of war and economic instability, Ukraine is looking for different ways to attract finances to support its armed forces. One of the most discussed options was the plan for mandatory placement of domestic state loan bonds (OVDP) among the population, banks and companies. The head of the financial committee of the Verkhovna Rada, Danylo Hetmantsev, voiced the idea that Ukrainians could "forcibly sell" these obligations in order to finance the needs of the army in the conditions of the ongoing war.
Economic expert Danylo Monin's comment:
"Hetmantsev is gushing with ideas, if not taxes, then other ways to forcibly take money from the population in a mandatory manner, referring to the experience of Israel.
By 2025, Ukraine has $50 billion in grants and a de facto deficit-free budget. Why increase the national debt with domestic obligations in this case? And raising taxes like 11416-d also seems unnecessary in this sense. But the idea of low-maintenance but indexed bonds with an increasing body without obligation is quite a good one.
Although I would suggest indexing to the growth of the dollar. And then for the population it would be like 5% in currency, which is very attractive, without obligation and would be quite in demand.
I am against the obligation, because we reduce the income of the poor population by 7% for the purchase of goods and services, and this will hit the poor sections of the population harder."
