The Committee on Taxation and Customs Policy recommends that the Parliament adopts as a basis the Bill on Amendments to the Law "On the Customs Tariff of Ukraine" in order to enhance External Account of Ukraine under the Conditions of Global Financial Crisis

04 December 2008, 13:48

The Bill (Reg. No.3379) supplements the Law with the regulation concerning temporary increment to the current rates of import duty on certain goods. Temporary increment may be applied in critical conditions of external account of Ukraine.

 

Regulations of the Bill are aimed "only at restoration of the balance of external account of Ukraine and do not envisage creation of any protective benefits for any branch or commodity".