On July 11, Finance Minister Olexander Danyliuk met with the technical mission of the International Monetary Fund.

The topic of discussion was the implementation of the reform of the State Fiscal Service.

The delegation of the fiscal affairs department of the IMF came to Ukraine to conduct an independent assessment of the reform of the State Fiscal Service and develop recommendations.

The sides discussed the implementation of key performance indicators developed by the Ministry of Finance (KPI) which reflect the expectations of business from structural changes in the SFS. It was also considered the reduction of unnecessary functions and inefficient staff of the SFS, firstly dismiss support staff in the regions and use the released funds to increase salaries.

To reduce abuse in the SFS, the  Ministry of Finance is developing additional tools to protect the rights of taxpayers. Currently it is also planned to simplify the process of appeals.