“The bill № 3131-D has already been submitted to the Verkhovna Rada and is waiting a vote,” Agravery.com writes

Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance and Customs Policy Danylo Hetmantsev spoke about it during a meeting with representatives of the Ukrainian Agri Council (UAC).

When the bill №3131-D “On Amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine and Other Laws of Ukraine Concerning the De-Shading of Agricultural Production” will be put to the vote?

The draft law №3131-D has already been submitted to the Verkhovna Rada and now this issue is more to the leadership of the Rada than to me personally. We recommended to take it as a basis. I personally agitated the deputies to resolve this issue.

The budget for 2021 plans to allocate UAH 4.5 billion to the agricultural sector, but the committee asked for two times as much. Is it possible somehow to increase funding?

Yes, in the bill before the second reading the sum is increased. However, everyone must compare his or her desires with the capabilities of the state budget, which, unfortunately, are not so great.

Now farmers often face the blocking of tax invoices. Can the Verkhovna Rada solve this problem at the legislative level? Is there work in the committee on this issue?

The Committee works on consideration of complaints of each businessman on tax invoices blocking. We review each complaint and accompany each complaint. I ask keepers to contact us and we will accompany the review of complaints and will claim the restoration of these rights without any restrictions, if there is a really violation of the rights of keepers. At the same time, I would like to note that in general the volume of complaints about unjustified tax invoices blocking has decreased in the country, if we talk about the percentage of the tax invoices total amount. Therefore, I believe this is a system that works properly, it needs to be improved, of course, but it needs to be improved by working with specific cases.

Amendments to the Tax Code regarding the 4th group taxation are ambiguous, as they contain contradictory points and may cause losses. Will these changes be finalized, taking into account the recommendations received from UAC?

Talking about the 4th group, it is a fixed tax that is paid regardless of losses, regardless of profits. The person who works in the agricultural sector can choose whether he or she will pay the tax according to the 4th group or pay the usual tax, according to the usual tax system, where losses can be taken into account. This is the keeper’s decision. I do not see it appropriate to take into account the losses in the 4th group.

Ukraine will not receive a tranche from the IMF this year. And this can lead to reduced spending on various industries. Will farmers suffer because of this? Will there be a situation when the state support programs will not be paid?

No, I do not connect these two circumstances. I am convinced that we are in the IMF program. I hope that soon we will receive a mission that will come to make conclusions about the level of our cooperation and we will receive a tranche. Indeed, we do not receive it this year - it is obvious, but at the beginning of next year, I think, it is quite possible to receive the next tranche from the IMF.