Lower than three kids – pay tax. In Ukraine, there was speak of a “tax on childlessness”. Folks’s deputy from “Servant of the Folks” registered a scandalous invoice, which has already been criticized by the deputy’s colleagues and abnormal Ukrainians.
What is thought concerning the particulars of the scandalous doc and the surprising flip after the uproar on the Web? The main points have been advised in an unique story for TSN.ua by journalist Viktoriya Panchenko.
Childlessness tax
Folks’s deputy from the “Servant of the Folks” occasion, Serhiy Hryvko, registered draft legislation No. 11264 “On Amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine and different legal guidelines on creating stipulations for enhancing the demographic state of affairs in Ukraine.” It sounds good, however… This doc proposes to introduce a “childlessness tax”. In different phrases, if you do not have kids, pay cash into the state treasury. The creator of the draft legislation believes that as a result of unstable state of affairs in Ukraine, many households don’t dare to present beginning and lift kids, so it’s essential to stimulate Ukrainians.
“At the moment, Ukraine goes by way of a demographic disaster, which has intensified as a result of armed aggression of the Russian Federation towards Ukraine. In keeping with the estimates of varied specialists, the beginning charge has now decreased to 0.7-0.9, and the copy of the nation begins from 2.2. Low beginning charge is a good menace to the state, its economic system, pension system, improvement, funding attractiveness, safety and different elements of prosperity.” – believes the folks’s deputy.
It must be famous that the 38-year-old creator of the invoice, Serhiy Hryvko, himself, as said within the declaration, has no spouse and youngsters. Nonetheless, he proposes to oblige everybody between the ages of 21 and 58 who has lower than three kids to pay the tax. The tax charge ought to rely on the variety of kids: 1.5% of the tax object — for individuals who shouldn’t have kids; 1% of the tax object — for individuals who’ve one little one; 0.5% of the tax object — for individuals who’ve two kids.
An exception can be individuals who’ve three or extra kids; individuals who’ve infertility or impaired reproductive perform, which makes motherhood (parenthood) unattainable, with affirmation of the related circumstances with applicable medical paperwork at the very least as soon as each 2 years; individuals who’ve the standing of individuals with disabilities of group I. Mr. Hryvko considered every little thing, however he forgot about humanity and tolerance.
Furthermore, within the explanatory be aware to the draft legislation is famousthat its objective and duties are to create stipulations for enhancing the demographic state of affairs in Ukraine, offering complete (monetary, social, psychological, authorized and different) assist to households with kids (in the long run, additionally offering assist to younger residents of Ukraine who enter grownup life), offering households with kids with inexpensive housing, technique of transport, assembly their different socio-economic wants, in addition to growing the status of motherhood (parenthood) and stimulating the rise within the beginning charge in Ukraine.
What are the quantities in query
The sums from the creator of the invoice didn’t take lengthy. How a lot will be “earned” from Ukrainians who’ve lower than three kids is eloquent describes Hryvko on his Fb web page:
“I’m answering questions concerning the demographic assortment. Primarily based on the calculation of the typical wage, such a payment would quantity to about UAH 261. In a yr, it will be 3132 hryvnias.
For 37 years of its operation, everybody would pay UAH 115,884 (that is the utmost quantity, in response to the typical wage in Ukraine) — this can be a sort of funding.
What was proposed on the expense of such an funding within the draft legislation:
+ UAH 64,000 at beginning (for every little one);
+ UAH 64,000 to a baby’s checking account (for every little one);
+ UAH 180,000 upkeep allowance for six years (for every little one);
+ Additional fee to Heroine Moms;
+ Safety and assist concerning fuel, electrical energy, water provide and different points;
+ 100% reimbursement of prices incurred for the IVF process;
+ As much as UAH 2,000,000 million interest-free house mortgage for 50 years;
+ As much as UAH 1,000,000 million interest-free mortgage for a automobile (for 20 years);
+ As much as UAH 2,000,000 million interest-free mortgage for the event of a household enterprise (as much as 20 years).
All this may very well be obtained for 1.5%.
Accordingly, the approximate ratio of the funding (demographic payment) is 1 expense to at the very least 10 advantages for the household.
And within the projection, for the way forward for the nation, we might get financial stability, improvement and prosperity.”
Response of Ukrainians
The draft legislation proposes the formation of a secure supply of masking related prices within the type of the introduction of a “demographic tax”. It is going to be attainable to pay such a payment by way of a financial institution, different monetary establishment, or publish workplace. All the pieces for folks! And individuals are a bit of or not a bit of in shock. To say nothing extra.
Response of individuals’s deputies
Even Folks’s Deputy Danylo Hetmantsev, who is thought to everybody because the “guru of Ukrainian taxation”, didn’t assist this initiative and defined the place, as they are saying, the legs develop from.
“The tax on the childless existed at completely different occasions in Rome, fascist Italy, communist Poland, and positively within the USSR from 1941 till the very finish of the empire. It was popularly known as the egg tax, given the unequal tax standing of men and women.
In all probability, impressed by these historic examples, colleague Hryvko registered his high-profile draft legislation, which goals to enhance our demography in such a controversial manner as taxing the childless, or, maybe, to make the creator much more well-known all through the nation for his initiatives.
I reply everybody on the similar time: no, there isn’t any likelihood of acceptance. However there are possibilities so as to add to the gathering of grotesque legislative initiatives of the ninth convocation of the Verkhovna Rada,” — wrote Hetmantsev.
One other colleague of the initiator of the “childlessness tax”, deputy Yaroslav Zheleznyak, assured that nobody would introduce such taxes. The corresponding publish appeared in his Telegram channel.
“Sure, straight away. Nobody goes to introduce any “demographic” taxes. It should by no means be. Take it merely as one other silly thought of the Truskov college of economics.
PS How they didn’t even assume to connect the “Made in Ukraine” cashback right here from the Ministry of Economic system and OP, I’m actually shocked)” — wrote Zheleznyak.
Whether or not it was the colleagues who attacked MP Hryvko, or the initiator of the tax couldn’t stand up to the “evil fame”, nonetheless, after violent criticism, Mr. Hryvko withdrew his draft legislation and even apologized to society.
“Expensive residents and pals. I withdraw Invoice 11264 on enhancing the demographic state of affairs. I recognize those that spoke in a reasoned method and I apologize to these for whom this draft legislation precipitated negativity. Though such expertise was on the earth and introduced effectivity. If society is towards even discussing this idea, then I’ll withdraw it. Greatest regards”, – it’s stated in Hryvka’s message.
We are going to remindin response to the Institute of Demography and High quality of Life Issues of the Nationwide Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the inhabitants of Ukraine could lower to twenty-eight.9 million folks by 2041.
▶ On the TSN YouTube channel, you possibly can watch the video at this hyperlink: MAKE CHILDREN OR MAKE MONEY?! A brand new draft legislation from the Folks’s Deputy! Ukrainians are shocked and offended!
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