What happened. The Cabinet of Ministers has adopted the complete abolition of value added tax (VAT) and excise duty on fuel. Now the Verkhovna Rada must vote for the government's decision.
Source. This was announced by President Volodymyr Zelensky in his video message.
Details. “This is being done not only in the context of the sowing campaign, which should be started, as always. But also based on the needs of all citizens. So that there is no shortage of fuel in the country. To keep prices stable,” the president said.
The government also decided to compensate the budgets of local communities hosting migrants for utility bills when accommodating people. According to preliminary estimates, the communities of at least ten regions of Ukraine will receive specific money from the central government so that the IDPs are provided with everything necessary.