Ukraine: Technical Assistance Report-Reducing Social Security Contributions and Improving the Corporate and Small Business Tax System

International Monetary Fund

No 2016/025, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This paper discusses four key issues, which are closely connected, on tax policy in Ukraine. These issues are social security contribution (SSC), the simplified tax regime for small taxpayers, the corporate profit tax, and excise tax. Ukraine's SSC rates are very high, which are associated with an oversized informal sector that erodes the tax base, while the simplified tax regime for small taxpayers provides inordinate benefits that weaken the tax system and is prone to abuse. Corporate profit tax revenue has declined to its lowest level since 2006 and is now well below the regional average. Excise taxes have become an important revenue source, but remain low by international standards.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; excise tax; SSC rate; tax burden; single tax; tax rate; low income; flat rate; reduction coefficient; SSC revenue; ST regime; retail price; Income; Excises; Personal income tax; Value-added tax; Eastern Europe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 85
Date: 2016-02-08
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