Draft laws on Defence City are being registered in the Verkhovna Rada — a separate legal regime for taxation and state support of defense-industrial complex enterprises, similar in principle to the already operating separate regime Diia.City.
Draft laws on Defence City are being registered in the Verkhovna Rada — a separate legal regime for taxation and state support of defense-industrial complex enterprises, similar in principle to the already operating separate regime Diia.City.
«Together with David Arakhamia, we submitted for registration a package of draft laws on Defence City, developed jointly with the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, so that our defense industry does not just survive, but grows,» Danylo Hetmantsev, the head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy, noted in his Telegram channel .
According to Hetmantsev, these draft laws provide for the introduction of a list of enterprises of the defense-industrial complex — residents of Defence City. Such a list, according to the submitted documents, should be formed and maintained by the Ministry of Defense.
In addition, he noted that the list itself, as well as the reporting of defense industry enterprises and information about them, will have limited access and will be protected in accordance with the established procedure.
As for specific tax benefits, by January 1, 2036, it is planned for defense sector enterprises to:
According to the submitted initiatives, all existing tax preferences for the defense industry should also be preserved (VAT benefits, accelerated depreciation, benefits for employees at relocated enterprises, etc.).
Hetmantsev also announced that enterprises from the aforementioned list of the Ministry of Defense will be able to count on:
Currently, the draft laws regarding Defence City are open for signing by people’s deputies.
We will remind you that recently, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed bills on tax and customs benefits for manufacturers of fiber-optic drones.
