The Verkhovna Rada on June 3 adopted at the second reading and in general a draft law on amendments to the Tax Code to introduce value-added tax on digital services provided by global tech giants. The bill No. 4184 saw support of 283 people’s deputies with the required minimum of 226 votes. The memo to…
Compared to Q1 2020, freight carried in transport by land and pipeline increased by 12.2%, but at ports – reduced by 8.2% in Q1 2021. 23.4 million tons of freights were carried by land and pipeline transport, up by 2.5 million tons or by 12.2%. An increase was observed for the first time since Q2…
“It is necessary to withdraw the new versions of the Criminal and Criminal Procedure Codes,” Askar Sydykov, Executive Director of the International Business Council (IBC), has declared. According to him, there are many complaints from business regarding the measure of restraint, investigative actions and other violations. But business does not see support from the state.…
The Narva Power Plants Trade Union has big doubts about workers’ futures after Eesti Energia has said it will abandon most of its oil shale production in Estonia until 2030. The union said energy production based on renewable sources would not be able to completely replace electricity produced from oil shale and provide the population…
The Ukrainian low-cost carrier SkyUp Airlines will operate a number of flights on the Kyiv-Tashkent-Kyiv route in summer and autumn, the airline’s press service reports. Flights are scheduled once a week on Wednesdays with departure from Kyiv at 5 pm local time. To enter the territory of Uzbekistan, it’s mandatory to have a negative PCR…