ASSOCIATION
OF ASSOCIATIONS
FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH AND STRENGTHENING OF THE COUNTRY
UBC activity in 2020
12 new associations joined the UBC
Over 15 meetings with the governmental representatives were held
Dialogue Between Society, Business and Government’ Forum was held
Protest campaign ‘Unshadowing is a progress’ was held
Over 100 TV and radio programs
Over 300 publications in mass media
Over 30 official applications were executed and sent to addressees
Participation in dozens of projects
UBC Cooperation in 2020
Office of simple solutions and outcomes
Over 20 draft law important for the business owners were worked out
Центр економічного відновлення
The Economic Strategy draft was worked out which includes all UBC priorities
UBC implemented projects – 2020
Draft laws No. 1210, No. 1209-1, No. 4065 – De-offshorisation, anti-BEPS, accelerated depreciation, cash basis method for subcontractors, cash basis method for counterparts, and continued reform of the State Border Service and State Migration Service
Draft law No. 1233 – Reduction of amount of fines to the optimal amount by results of labour inspection
Draft law No. 2166 – Cancellation of SSST for ‘sleeping’ Individual-Entrepreneurs and part-time workers
Draft law No. 1210 – Increase of single tax limits for the simplified system;
Draft law No. 1057 – Unification of IIT and SSST reporting – reduced administration reporting and losses for the business owners
Draft law No. 1082 – Common transit regime and introduction of the national electronic transit system – contributes to grey import reduction
Draft law No. 1053-1 – Digital cash registers, free cash registers in smartphone, transition to the 3rd Generation cash registers
Draft law No. 2318-1 – Access to non-personalised customs bases information and regulatory authorities reform
UBC current projects
Capital withdrawal tax
Creation of the Economic Security Bureau
Reduction of acquiring rates
Modification of the archaic land and immovable property tax
Reduction of tax burden on the wages fund
Pension system reform
Major judicial reform and reform of law-enforcement authorities
Liberalisation of labour legislation
Public-private partnership
Unshadowing of agricultural land lease market
Unification of customs rates
Self-regulation and activity of self-regulation organisations
Promotion of development of innovative industries
Creation of communication platform for different businesses regarding simplified system and cash registers
Simplification of connection to power networks
Efficient interaction between public and government
Reforming legislation regulating rail transportatio
Unshadowing of trade
Stock market – its regulation and full-scale launch
Drawing up the ‘regional agenda’
UBC activity – 2020
The UBC members took part in the presentation of the National Economic Audit and Areas of Economic Development to 2030
Meeting with the Chairman of the State Tax Service of Ukraine, Oleksii Liubchenko
Campaign ‘Unshadowing is a progress’
Meeting with the management of the Servant of the People political faction
Meeting with the Chairman of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine, Serhii Solodchenko
Meeting with the representatives of the Holos political party
‘Dialogue Between Society, Business and Government’ Forum
Meeting with the Prosecutor General, Iryna Venediktova
Meeting with the representatives of the Office of simple solutions and outcomes
Meeting with the Deputy Minister of Finance of Ukraine, Svitlana Vorobei
Meeting with the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the National Reform Council, Mikheil Saakashvili
Meeting with the Chairwoman of the Committee of the Verkhovna Rada for Social Policy and Protection of Veterans’ Rights, Halyna Tratiakova
Meeting with the Deputy Prosecutor General
Online conference with participation of the Chairman of the Committee on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy of the Verkhovna Rada, Danylo Hetmantsev
Meeting with the Chairman of the Committee of the Verkhovna Rada for Economic Development, Dmytro Natalukha
The Round Table with participation of the business ombudsman team
CORONA CRISIS 2020
In 2020, the whole world and Ukraine in particular, faced the most serious challenges in the last few decades. Negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was exacerbated by the beginning of the global economic crisis. Measures taken by authorities to stop the spread of virus had negative impact on economic performance. The Ukrainian Business Council and Analytical centres, strategic partners of the UBC, joined to cooperation with the authorities from the very beginning when quarantine measures were introduced, and prepared joint advice for the new government for macrostabilisation of the national economy.
UBC ADVOCACY ACTIVITY AMID CRISIS
Official statements to ease quarantine and participation on ‘Quarantine kills’ campaign
Participation in online conference for discussion of possibility to change the quarantine from total into risk-oriented
Branch-related consultations with the Chairperson of the Tax Committee were organised to support the domestic production
The UBC members and experts got engaged to anti-crisis media communications
Ukrainian Business Council – changes for development!