The Committee on Taxation and Customs Policy recommends that the Parliament rejects the Bill on Amendments to certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine (re Taxation of Services in the Tourism Sector)

19 June 2008, 17:05

The Bill (Reg. No. 2389) establishes a local tax tourist tax. Pursuant to the Bill, the taxpayers are the following groups of population: "citizens of Ukraine, foreigners and stateless persons that make a trip abroad with a legitimate purpose of stay, without performance of any payable activity and with an obligation to leave the country or place of residence within the defined period of time". The rate of tax is defined by the local self-government bodies regarding of the country (place) of temporary residence of persons (one-five rates of a living wage of person´s income).