Nikolai Azarov will develop the economy of Ukraine with declarations and strengthening fiscal pressure

The project of the state program for activating the development of the economy for 2013-2014, which was represented on January 22, was represented by the Prime Minister and government members, will not offer new approaches to the development of the economy either in 2013 or in 2014. During this period, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine will solve key problems through annually declared, but almost never implemented events.

The program focuses on six areas of the country's economic policy. First of all, the authorities are concerned with the competitiveness of Ukraine, which is oppressed by the high cost of credit resources, excessive tax pressure, high energy intensity of production and opaque tariff policy. Therefore, in 2013, the gradual bringing of tariffs in the field of heat, water supply and drainage to an economically substantiated level will begin. Moreover, a week ago, Nikolai Azarov assured that there would be no raising housing and communal services tariffs for the population, writes Kommersant-Ukraine.

To develop the competitiveness of the Ukrainian economy, the government will be simultaneously with increasing tax pressure on business in order to "ensure the balance of state financials." This year, the general declaration of citizens' income will be introduced, the excise tax rate on cars of cars will be increased, and for operations for the supply of drugs and medical devices, they will introduce a VAT rate of 7% instead of zero as it is now. The planned liquidation of part of the tax benefits will give the state budget another 7 billion UAH. Deregulation will continue. The Ministry of Economic Development expects that simplifying the procedure for issuing permits of permits will lead to an increase in the number of companies by 20%. The launch in 2013 of 40 innovative projects in technology parks with a turnover of UAH 12 billion will help create up to 5 thousand jobs.

Some small business awaits modest help. He will be given out for two years 50 microcredits for 20 million 600 thousand UAH. The program found a place and promises to legalize salaries, in particular by reducing the tax burden on the wage fund.
In addition, the program counts on the signing of an association agreement between Ukraine and the European Union in 2013, after which its ratification and entry should occur.

The entire program, according to the Prime Minister of Ukraine Nikolai Azarov, will cost the state in UAH 180 billion, but in 2013 it will provide GDP growth by 2.5-3.4%.

According to Valery Gladky, General Director of the National Bureau of Economic and Social Research, experts have been regularly read by such programs since 2000. And in these programs, in addition to the mechanisms for the provision of state guarantees, the prohibition of imports and benefits for export, there is nothing new. Therefore, like previous reforms, this one will also remain only on paper.

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