Committee on State Power Organization, Local Self-Government, Regional Development and Urban Planning
The Committee on State Power Organization, Local Self-Government, Regional Development and Urban Planning is a standing committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. It is responsible for legislation concerning the structure of state authority, local self-government, administrative-territorial organisation, regional development policy, and urban planning. Its chair is a member of parliament elected by the Rada on the proposal of the parliamentary factions.
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Ukraine's parliament adopts law scrapping €150 VAT exemption for foreign-marketplace parcels
On 15 October, the Verkhovna Rada adopted draft law No. 16051-1 in its second reading, ending the VAT exemption for international parcels valued at up to €150 and introducing 20% VAT on goods bought through foreign marketplaces regardless of value. The new rules — meant to align Ukraine with EU law and bring in around 10 billion hryvnias a year for the armed forces — take effect only after a government decision, no earlier than 2027. The bill is tied to a planned €3.7 billion EU macro-financial tranche and an IMF tranche of about $700 million, and it also incorporates a cut in the personal income tax rate for landlords.