Taxes on all transfers and the sale of old things: deputies are thinking about how to further burden Ukrainians.

New taxes for citizens: what the government plans

Ukrainian parliament member from the 'European Solidarity' faction Nina Yuzhanina revealed information about the possible introduction of new tax obligations for citizens. This may include taxation of money transfers to bank cards and income from online sales of goods.

According to Yuzhanina, the government is actively discussing initiatives to expand the tax base for individuals. The main focus of the discussions is on citizens' incomes, including deposits to card accounts and funds from sales via online platforms.

'What do we need to know now? That possibly the government will resort to a decision to raise taxes. I see that an environment is already being prepared around such an increase in taxes. Let's tax the income of all individuals. That is, if we transfer to each other to a card: 'This is your income, pay tax.' If you sold a used item on some digital platform, pay tax.'

The deputy also emphasized that there is currently no talk of raising VAT, but this scenario cannot be ruled out. It is important to provide favorable conditions for business to avoid its displacement beyond the country due to a deteriorating financial climate.

Increasing the budget deficit: will parliament support it

Nina Yuzhanina expressed doubt that parliament would be able to support a decision to increase the budget deficit without clearly defined sources for its coverage, even if the money was to be directed towards military needs.

'I cannot imagine how deputies can vote for increasing the deficit, even if it's for military purposes, without a reasonable source for filling the budget's revenue part for this amount. Because calling on us to understand that there is a war is enough, well, this is already far from a children's garden. That is, we all understand this, but the responsibility of the authorities is very important.'

It was also previously mentioned that there could be a shortage of more than 400 billion hryvnias for army financing. It is important to ensure realistic and stable funding to meet the military needs of the country.