Deputy Chairman of the State Fiscal Service (SFS) of Ukraine Yevhen Bambizov says the agency, due to the lack of effective mechanisms to influence debtors to recover tax debt that exceeds UAH 107 billion ($4 billion), insists on expanding its powers. “Tax debt accounts for 10% of the state budget revenue for the current year.…
In January-March, UAH 59.9 billion were transferred to local budgets, up by 17.6% YoY, according to the State Fiscal Service. The State Fiscal Service also noted that UAH 19.5 billion were transferred to local budgets in March, up by 8% or by UAH 1.5 billion YoY. Also, in January-March, tax and personal income tax contributions…
Asian Development Bank (ADB) forecasts Kazakhstan’s economic growth to slowdown in 2019 and 2020, reflecting lower oil prices and reduced growth in China and Russia. “Aside from oil revenues, public investment is expected to become a key source of economic growth in the coming years,” reads the latest ADB outlook. The bank expects the growth…
Ukrainians more actively used smartphones to pay bills and handle other financial transactions in the past year: the number of payments with mobile apps grew by 50%. PrivatBank’s press service reported that the number of transactions via the Privat24 mobile app increased from 8.9 million in March 2018 and to more than 15.8 million in…
The income of the population in Ukraine grew by 9.9% YoY in 2018, to UAH 3.219 trillion ($119.24 billion). “Disposable income per person amounted to UAH 57,908.6 ($2,144),” the State Statistics Service said. As for the income structure, 47.4% was salary (45.6% in 2017), 17.6% – profit and mixed income (18%), 2.6% – income from…
Development of export is a key priority for Ukraine as it generates about 50% of GDP. “Export generates about 50% of GDP, and its development is a key priority for Ukraine. For several years we have been managing to conclude three free trade agreements (with the EU, Canada, and Israel); to re-focus the exports in…
Georgia’s economy is growing steadily, show the latest data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat). The estimated real gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate in February equaled 4.6%, while in January-February it was 4.1% YoY. Last month the estimated real growth, compared to the same period of the previous year, was posted in…