Russian authorities have decided not to ban passenger and fishing vessels over 40 years old from entering ports due to a lack of funds for fleet renewal. Now, the bill on banning the operation of dilapidated vessels, developed at the initiative of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), will only apply to cargo ships, said Deputy…
In January, more than 621.9 thousand payers sent UAH 48.3 billion in personal income tax to the budget. This is 14.2% more than in the same period last year. Then the amount of personal income tax paid amounted to UAH 42.3 billion. Regional leaders in terms of personal income tax payments were: – Kyiv –…
The authorities will carry out a reassessment of the tax system, after which proposals will be presented regarding the value-added tax rate in HoReCa sector. Minister of Finance Andrian Gavrilita made the statements on February 25. He noted that the purpose of any proposed changes was to ensure fairness in the tax system and to…
Runikon Retail, which operated IKEA stores in Estonia, increased its turnover by nearly EUR 6 million in the past financial year, reaching nearly EUR 97 million. The company posted a profit of EUR 5.6 million. Runikon Retail said in its report that its turnover in the past financial year – which began in September 2024…
Since opening its representative office in Vilnius over four years ago, Taiwan has sought to boost economic cooperation and attract investment to Lithuania. According to the Ministry of Economy and Innovation, Taiwanese direct investment has risen from EUR 0.53 million in 2021 to EUR 7.21 million in 2024, but the total remains small. Relations between…
The Ministry of Economy, Environment, and Agriculture of Ukraine presented the main provisions of the draft Law of Ukraine “On the Implementation of European Union Legislation in the Field of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures” at a meeting of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Agrarian and Land Policy. The document aims to bring national legislation into…
In Russia, due to problems with spare parts caused by sanctions, more than a third of long-haul aircraft needed for flights to the Far East and abroad are not in operation, writes “Kommersant”. According to its calculations, of the 93 foreign wide-body passenger airliners remaining in the country, less than 60 are in service. The…