The business of the border region, which recovered after the Russian attack, is on the verge of stopping due to the actions of the traffic police in the Chernigov region.
From the second half of 2023, the Chernihiv region is rapidly becoming the leader in the number of blocked tax invoices. At the same time, based on the results of 9 months of 2023 in the Chernihiv region, the positive balance on VAT payments is more than 350 million UAH. A characteristic feature of blocking is the formal reasons that do not comply with established standards.
Representatives of businesses from various industries, with the support of Chernihiv OVA, contacted the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, the Financial Committee of the Verkhovna Rada, the State Tax Service of Ukraine and reported pressure on the business from the new management represented by acting. . Head of the State Tax Service in the Chernigov region Yuri Tverdokhleb.
Konstantin Ivanov, President of the Chernigov Chamber of Commerce and Industry:
“As a result of the occupation of Chernihiv region, 530 enterprises were destroyed. Today, according to a survey by Chernigov OVA, 95% do not plan relocation and restore production at their own expense. But, obviously, the new leadership of the State Tax Service of the region is deliberately hurting the financial condition of businesses in our region by laundering working capital.”
Andrey Kostyrko, head of Eco Soya Product LLC:
“Our company is a manufacturer and exporter of animal feed. The tax office does not accept our manufacturer’s table, so the company is included in the risky list. In the explanation we read: “The prices for of the company’s products depends on the fatness, age and type of animals …”. So far there are 57 cases in court, 30 of them passed the second time, but there is no reaction. To continue our work, we are forced to open a new business in another region of Ukraine.”
Valery Kulich, head of the supervisory board of Forsazh LLC:
“When, without reason, for irrational reasons, working capital is confiscated from a business and they are encouraged to solve the problem through some incomprehensible negotiations, then we are talking about the corruption risk! We certainly won’t work like that!”
Vladimir Kozyr, head of the Chernihiv regional association of employers’ organizations:
“On December 17, 2023, by the decision of the Public Council in the DPS of the Chernihiv region, the task of action. the head of the traffic police of Chernigov was found unsatisfactory. We are preparing an appeal to be reviewed by the law enforcement agency the official activities of Yuri Tverdokhleb. We hope that the taxman will answer the pressure on businessmen and for the deterioration of the business climate in the Chernihiv region.
Ukraine requires tax reform with the legislative introduction into the Tax Code of the regulation of administrative offenses of legal customs and personal official responsibility for illegal procedures related to taxpayers.
It is time to move from the old model of tax administration, full of “human factor,” to a true “wartime economy” system. The war of economies in our fight against the enemy requires a simplified tax administration system with the highest share of digital technologies.
Source: korrespondent
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