Tax officials in Ukraine consider themselves "masters of life" who can create problems for businesses using tools provided by lawmakers, including Danylo Hetmantsev, chairman of the Verkhovna Rada's tax committee, says political expert Serhiy Gaidai.
According to the expert, Ukraine's legislation is structured in such a way that it is always possible to find a loophole so that deliberate abuse is regarded as a technical error that will cost the company "a lot of money.
Ukraine will prioritize candidates who will best represent Ukrainian issues in the election of the new Secretary General of the Council of Europe. Potential mechanisms for comprehensive compensation and the establishment of a tribunal for the crime of aggression are among the key issues of concern.
According to Olena Sosiedka, the tax authorities, under pressure from Hetmantsev, decided to charge VAT on the bank's financial transactions and commission income, which are not subject to this tax under the law.
A panel of Supreme Court judges is suspected of possible bribery that allowed a former member of parliament accused of treason to escape. This incident highlights the need for a more robust vetting system for Supreme Court judges in Ukraine.
Ukraine is actively advocating in the PACE for the return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia, seeking greater support for the resolution "The situation of children in Ukraine. " The time for the return of children should be shortened, said Maria Mezentseva, a member of the Ukrainian parliament.
The return of Ukrainian children abducted by russia will be the main issue of discussion at the upcoming winter session of PACE, according to Ukraine's Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe, Borys Tarasyuk. A resolution calling on officials to facilitate their return is expected to be adopted.
The Ukrainian government and the Verkhovna Rada are developing a strategy to combat "black" grain exports, including a possible linkage of VAT refunds to the return of foreign currency earnings.
She referred to the Lanzarote Committee that has asked Russia to report back on the situation of abducted children. And she added that Russia is not co-operating with the Committee.
Parliamentary Human Rights Committee to consider draft law on multiple citizenship in February.
It is impossible to dismiss all judges of the Supreme Court at the same time during the war, so the HCJ and NABU should clean up the institution, the political expert believes.
The SBI opened a case against Oleksandr Zyma, director of the legal department of the National Bank of Ukraine, who is also the chairman of the DGF's administrative board. He recommended that the DGF drop four lawsuits filed by Concorde Bank against the NBU.
According to him, the Armed Forces of Ukraine need to immediately expand and improve the use of electronic intelligence.
Under competent mobilization, selection will be made exclusively by specialty, and the mobilized will not be allowed to change their occupation, Magyar emphasized.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will submit a bill to introduce multiple citizenship. Maksym Yali, an international political scientist, believes that this will encourage those living abroad to help Ukraine
The results of the autopsy did not allow to establish the cause of death of the former Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine Olga Kolinko and her daughter. Additional examinations have been ordered and the results are pending.
Oleksandr Zyma, director of the National Bank's legal department, is under investigation for possible abuse of office due to a letter he sent to the Deposit Guarantee Fund (DGF) recommending that it drop the lawsuits filed by Concord Bank against the NBU.
Experts argue that mutual responsibility in the Ukrainian judicial system prevents Supreme Court judges from being held accountable.
The enemy aims to capture Chasiv Yar in the Bakhmut sector, warned Lieutenant Colonel Volodymyr Fitio. Active hostilities continue in the region.
The enemy shifted the focus of its offensive from the Bakhmut sector to the Limansko-Kupiansk sector, where 41 attacks were repelled over the last day. Lieutenant Colonel Volodymyr Fitio said that the fighting continues.
