ASSOCIATION
OF ASSOCIATIONS
FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH AND STRENGTHENING OF THE COUNTRY
UBC activity in 2021
6 new associations joined the UBC There are 98 of us
Over 20 meetings with the governmental representatives were held
‘Dialogue Between Society, Business and Government’ Annual Forum was held
UBC became a media partner to over 10 events
Participation in dozens of draft laws
Over 100 TV and radio programs
Participation in over 10 public expert discussions
Over 30 official applications were executed and sent to addressees
Projects initiated by UBC experts and implemented with UBC – 2021
Approval by the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine and the President – Economic Security Strategy
Amended Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine for efficient performance of the Economic Security Bureau (No. 3959-1) – delegation of economic tasks to ESB
Creation of the single analytical authority – Economic Security Bureau – project No. 3087д adopted as a whole
Unshadowing of the agricultural land lease market – setting minimum tax liability
Project No. 5068 was adopted as a whole – High Council of Justice reform
Project No. 5495 was adopted as a whole – public authorities will have no right to demand paper documents for provided services if the information is available in the register
Project No. 3711-д was adopted as a whole – start of judicial reform, establishing High Qualification Commission of Judges with a decisive role of international experts
Project No. 5009 was adopted as a whole – simplification of connection to power networks
UBC current priorities for 2022
Replacement of corporate income tax with capital withdrawal tax
Reduction of tax burden on the wages fund
Institutional reform of the State Customs Service
Control over performance of the Economic Security Bureau
Implementation of the Economic Security Strategy
Liberalisation of labour legislation, introduction of free employment agreement
Demonopolisation of payment service market – regulation of acquiring rates
Law On ultimate beneficiaries: making public organisations free from unnecessary reporting
Simplification of employment procedure for foreigners
Simplification of the international trade, authorised operators, trademark
Ensuring efficient public-private partnership
Retaining the simplified taxation system, transition from a broad fiscalisation to risk-oriented, introducing mechanisms for encouraging purchaser to receive fiscal receipt
Protection of domestic producers: levelling the tender conditions on ProZorro, dealing with the deferral of trade chains, improvement of trade security
Tax subsidy to increase independence of parties and normative monetary value (1% of IIT)
UBC key activities – 2021
Participation in expert discussion of the Strategies of the Economic Security of Ukraine project till 2025
Meeting with the deputies of Kyiv City Council representing the Holos political party
Participation in the Round Table on development of business initiatives of veterans
Online meeting on the draft law on the freedom of labour agreement
Online meeting on the draft law on freedom of employment contract
Online meeting with the First Deputy Chairman of Kyiv City State Administration for the implementation of self-governing powers Oleksii Kuleba</p>
‘Legislative Support to Business during lockdown’ Round Table
Participation in the ‘Legislative Support to the Economic Security Bureau activity’ Conference
‘Trade Smuggling Criminalisation: pros and cons’ Round Table
Meeting with the Chairman of Cherkasy Regional State Administration Oleksandr Skichko
Expert discussion of the salary taxation reform
Participation in a joint meeting of the Presidium of Congress of Local and Regional Authorities under the President of Ukraine and the National Reform Council
Expert discussion on ‘How to ensure rapid economic growth of Ukraine?’
‘Mariupol 2030. Great investment opportunities’ Forum
Meeting with the First Vice-Prime Minister – Ministry of Economy of Ukraine Oleksii Liubchenko
Meeting with the management of the Holos political party
Partnership meeting of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine and the business
‘How to unshadowing the excise goods trade and minimise smuggling?’ Round Table
Meeting with the Director of the Economic Security Bureau Vadym Melnyk
Meeting with the Chairman of Sumy Regional State Administration Dmytro Zhyvytskyi
‘Dialogue Between Society, Business and Government’ Forum
Meeting with the management of Chernihiv Regional State Administration
‘International and Ukrainian Experience in Direct Taxes Reforming’ Conference
Meeting with the First Deputy Chairman of the State Customs Service of Ukraine Oleksandr Shutskyi