Servant of the People faction postponed the VAT issue for sole proprietors
The initiative to introduce VAT for some individual entrepreneurs has been temporarily removed from the faction’s agenda due to a lack of votes in parliament. Negotiations with the IMF on a new financing program are ongoing in parallel.
By Oleg Bazylewicz
December 3, 2025 · 1 min read
Position of the 'Servant of the People' faction
Several members of parliament from the 'Servant of the People' faction said on Wednesday that the initiative to introduce VAT for individual entrepreneurs (FOPs) has been removed from the agenda for now.
Just now at the faction meeting it was announced that the issue of FOPs and VAT is 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 to fill the budget
– Ihor Fris, member of parliament
Member of parliament Ihor Marchuk also confirmed that this issue is not currently on the faction's agenda.
As of today, this issue has been removed from the agenda
– Ihor Marchuk, member of parliament
Most likely, at the beginning of the new year there will be another meeting of our faction with the country's top political leadership, at which a final decision will be agreed
– Ihor Marchuk, member of parliament
Agreement with the IMF
- On November 26, Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund reached an agreement on a new four‑year Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program worth $8.1 billion. For now, this is a technical agreement that must be approved by the Fund's Executive Board after the state budget is adopted and relevant financial guarantees are provided by other donors.
- According to unofficial reports, the government agreed to cancel some tax privileges in order to receive a new IMF tranche; in particular, the introduction of VAT for individual entrepreneurs (FOPs) with annual income over UAH 1 million is being considered.
