Arsenii Yatseniuk: Government is to increase taxes on big business monopoly
The Cabinet
of Ministers suggests increase of taxes on big business monopoly, the Prime
Minister of Ukraine Arsenii Yatseniuk declared while representing in the Parliament
on Thursday, March 27, draft laws on preventing the financial catastrophe and
creating prerequisites for the economic growth in Ukraine and on making changes
to the State Budget for 2014.
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He emphasized
that this step is necessary to shorten the fiscal gap. According to Arsenii Yatseniuk,
the first stage is planned to shorten the fiscal gap by UAH 48.5 billion at
the account of cutting state budget expenses, including reducing of the social
programs by UAH 23.8 billion and increasing the budget revenues by UAH 24.7
billion. Arsenii Yatseniuk
informs the rent for mineral deposit use will be upped twofold. He stressed
he realized through this the Government might be subject to criticism as closing
down enterprises and shortening of workplaces follows: “I declare: I am ready
to be answerable for every number. We are going to increase twofold relevant
rent rates and we enunciate it won’t affect competitiveness of Ukrainian
mining complex, as such tariffs are related to those existing on competitive
markets, including those of the Russian Federation”. Moreover,
the Government plans to raise payment for oil and condense gas: “The state
monopolies or companies, in which the state owned 50+1%, must share with Ukraine”. “I
underline again they have enough resources and it won’t influence their financial
showings,” the Prime Minister stressed. “Big
monopolies are obliged to pay into the budget – so it will be,” Arsenii Yatseniuk
emphasized. |