The Verkhovna Rada, with the votes of 253 people's deputies, adopted in the second second reading and in general bill No. 10037 on the redirection of the so-called war tax on personal income (NDFL) from local budgets to the state one.
In total, we are talking about UAH 214.7 billion, which will be spent mainly on the production of drones and ammunition, said MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak.
According to him, from October 1 to December 31, 2023, military personal income tax will be allocated to the state budget in the proportion of 50% to 50% – the State Insurance Fund for drones (UAH 13 billion) and the Ministry of Defense for the purchase of artillery systems (UAH 13 billion).
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And during 2024, military personal income tax will be distributed as follows: 45% – for drones (forecast 43+ billion UAH), 45% – for the production of ammunition and weapons (43+ billion UAH) and 10% – to managers of the security and defense sector for automatic distribution between military units proportionally in accordance with the personal income tax paid (about 10 billion).
In addition, as MP Roksolana Pidlasa explained, the excise tax on roads in 2024 (except for the local part of 13.44%) will be directed to the general fund of the state budget, these funds will also go to defense needs.
At the end of September, the Cabinet of Ministers submitted a bill that proposed military personal income tax – the tax that the state pays for the military – to be used for the purchase of equipment and its own production of weapons.
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