Kiev: the introduction of a duty on imports will not cause undo preferences

The introduction of a duty on imports will not be grounds For cancellation of the preferential terms of trade of Ukraine with the European Union and the introduction of restrictive measures from the CIS countries, the adviser said Ukrainian Prime Minister Valeriy Piatnytsky.

Ukraine's Parliament on Sunday passed a law on the introduction of one year of import duty For the stabilization of the balance of payments and increase the budget of the parish funds. The Minister of Finance Natalie Jaresko said that this collection will give budget 17, 6 billion (just over $ 1 billion). Her expressions about It was requested that the partner countries of the IMF.

" This cannot be the reason for the cancellation of preferences in trade with the EU, as well as the Introduction of an additional fee is an emergency measure To normalize the situation with the balance of payments. This measure also provided for by article 14 of the agreement on free trade in the CIS ", - said Stalin Ukrainian edition of " Apostrophe ".

However, he clarified that dopson is a temporary measure and is able to be cancelled in case of improving the wealth of the balance of payments.

For food items rate will be 10% and For all other - 5%. In this case the charge will not be levied on import " vitally needed items: gas, oil and oil products, coal, nuclear power plant fuel, energy and humanitarian assistance. As a result of the consultations of the government and of the Cabinet, it was decided not to charge import duty on medicines and medical devices For dialysis and cancer patients.

the Association agreement with the European Union and Ukraine signed in Brussels on 27 June. A large part of the Treaty entered into force on 1 November, in addition to the section on the establishment of the free trade, which will start to operate from 1 January 2016.


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