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EBA backs abolishing parcel VAT exemption

The European Business Association (EBA) urged MPs to pass the controversial bill that would eliminate VAT exemptions for international parcels, the association said in a statement on April 30.

1 May, 12:07 AM

Ukraine splits tax push into three bills and drops VAT plan for sole proprietors

Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers plans to submit three separate bills on new taxes and try to persuade the IMF to drop its requirement to introduce VAT for individual entrepreneurs, lawmaker Yaroslav Zheleznyak of the Holos party said on Telegram, citing government sources.

30 March, 11:42 AM

Ukraine closer than ever to €7 billion IMF program collapse

Ukraine's parliament is on track to miss 25 structural beacons required under its IMF, World Bank and Ukraine Facility financing programs by the end of the first quarter of 2026, putting roughly 7 billion euros ($8.1 billion) in financing at risk, MP Yaroslav Zhelezhnyak warned on March 23.

23 March, 05:35 PM

Finance Ministry proposes tighter VAT rules for small business

Ukraine’s Finance Ministry has published a wide-ranging tax bill that would require many small businesses to register for value-added tax and introduce new tax rules for imports, digital platforms, and a continued military levy, the ministry said in a message on its website on March 19.

20 March, 07:37 PM

Higher tax burdens threaten wave of SME shutdowns in Russia

Russia could see 250–300 small and medium-sized enterprises close in 2026 — about 4.4% of all such firms — as sharply higher tax burdens take effect, The Moscow Times reported on Feb. 23, citing market participants.

24 February, 11:45 AM

Most Ukrainians oppose taxing international parcels, survey shows

Nearly three in 10 Ukrainians received postal parcels from abroad in 2025, and an overwhelming majority oppose government plans to abolish the de minimis tax exemption on them, according to a survey by the Rating Group published on Feb. 16.

16 February, 09:20 PM

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