In Ukraine abolished the 2% pension fee for currency exchange
In Ukraine abolished the 2% pension fee for currency exchange
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Experts believe that with “black” in the legal market will additionally receive one billion dollars.
From the beginning of 2017 during the currency exchange transactions to individuals are not required to pay a 2% fee to the Pension Fund. The corresponding provision repealed by the Verkhovna Rada.
This was the highest amount since the introduction of this tax in 1998 and which is constantly changing. The appropriate tax for legal entities abolished in 2015.
Fee to the Pension Fund under the foreign exchange transactions:
Year
Collection
1998-2005
A 1.5%
2006
1,3%
2007
1%
2008
0,5%
2009-2010
0,2%
2011-2013
0%
2014
0,5%
2015-2016
2%
2017
0%
The initiators of the cancellation fee noted that half of the foreign exchange market in Ukraine is “in the shadows”. And to combat the black market reversed the fee that the Ukrainians were carrying cash to a legal exchange offices and banks, not the money changers. At the same time experts predict that it will help to withdraw “from the shadows” about $ 1 billion.
We will remind, at dawn on 21 December, the Verkhovna Rada adopted the state budget for 2017. On dry figures, which fundamentally affect the wallet of every Ukrainian, read on Dnia this link.