Parliament will not consider the issue of introducing VAT for individual entrepreneurs, as required by previous agreements with the IMF.
Parliament will not consider the issue of introducing VAT for individual entrepreneurs, as required by previous agreements with the IMF.
This was announced by People’s Deputy from the «Servant of the People» party, Ihor Fris.
«It was just announced at the faction meeting that the issue of individual entrepreneurs and VAT is currently not being discussed at all and has been removed from the agenda. There are definitely no votes for this. And the state will look for other sources of budget funding. Ihor Marchuk and I clearly stated that preserving fundamental things and guaranteeing the support of the government are priorities. I think we have been heard,» he wrote .
According to the People’s Deputy, the money should definitely not be sought in the pockets of entrepreneurs. «Everyone knows the places,» Fris clarified.
Recall that in November 2025, Ukraine agreed with IMF staff on a staff-level agreement (a preliminary agreement at the personal level) on a cooperation program. The texts and messages of the government/media mention a number of possible measures that will be included in the financial and fiscal package — in particular.
The IMF requires Ukraine to abolish a number of tax and customs privileges for businesses and households; expand the tax base (including measures aimed at the «self-employed» / individual entrepreneurs), which should increase budget revenues; abolish duty-free import of parcels with a threshold of up to €150 (i.e. parcels cheaper than €150 will no longer be fully exempt from tax/customs duty).
These measures are part of the standard IMF recipe: narrowing benefits, broadening the tax base, and increasing the transparency of tax collection.
It is worth understanding that the agreement is not an automatic legislative decision. After the staff-level agreement, the IMF board of directors must approve the program; before that, the government fulfills a number of conditions and submits specific bills.
Read here what consequences the introduction of VAT may have for individual entrepreneurs.
