Yatsenyuk: cars will drop by 5% after the launch of the FTA with the European Union

Cars in Ukraine will drop by 5% after the entry into force of the agreement on free trade area With the European Union on 1 January 2016, will be cancelled as the 5% import duty, said Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk.

Ukraine and the EU during the Treaty on the unity of guessing From 1 January 2016 to launch a free trade zone.

"currently there is a 5% import import duty, which From 1 January will be cancelled. This means that the cost of the vehicle should be 5% lower due to the cancellation of import import duties ", - said Yatsenyuk on Sunday in the program "Five minutes With Prime Minister" on the Ukrainian channel five.

according to his statement, the full-scale launch of the free trade zone With the EU will have a positive impact on the prices of other commodities.

"This applies not only to cars, as From 1 January Ukraine starts to implement the agreement on free trade area. Throughout the year Ukrainian goods had access to the EU market. With the New year, European goods will get additional access to the Ukrainian market Is This means we get more competition on the Ukrainian market and lower the price of the goods ", - said Yatsenyuk.

Russia, which along With Ukraine enters the free trade zone of the CIS, after the launch of a free trade area between Ukraine and the EU fears of an influx of duty free items from the EU through Ukrainian territory, which wants to impose to Kiev customs duties. Also From 1 January Russia plans to introduce Ukraine to the food embargo. Currently in Brussels, meetings of experts of the Russian Federation, Ukraine and EU to discuss implementation of the economic part of the Association agreement of Kiev and the EU. In proshedshiy Tuesday the head of Ministry of economic development Alexei Ulyukayev said that the Russian Federation, Ukraine and the European Commission have agreed on a free trade area, but have plans to continue the work at expert and Ministerial level.


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