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While businesses are making an effort to cooperate with the government, some agencies continue to play cat-and-mouse with the law
I had the honour of taking part in an in-depth discussion on the formal economy at the Business Wisdom Summit. I would like to make one thing clear: we have passed the point of no return. Just a few years ago, de-shadowing was a topic that people shyly kept quiet about or viewed as a ‘necessary evil’. Today, however, the demand for ‘whitening’ comes from the business community itself. Entrepreneurs are not asking for privileges, but for a level playing field. So that they can operate and pay taxes to their country.
Structures like the ESBU are unsustainable because they parasitize the country. They deserve to be eliminated
I came across a heart-wrenching story about how the Economic Security Bureau lacks funds, parental attention and the respect of its peers. A traumatised yet bright soul who sets out every night to combat economic crime alongside other vigilantes – the SBU, the DBR and so on.
Law enforcement officials are turning a blind eye to the situation involving the “Marketopt” chain, which is evading taxes
People often ask in the comments: what’s the current situation with the infamous ‘Marketopt’? No conclusions have been reached yet. I’m receiving lots of reports again that the practices are the same: order splitting and non-fiscal receipts.
On Magyar's victory and the prospects for a reset in Ukraine-Hungary relations
A few words on the prospects for a reset in relations between Ukraine and Hungary. A widely held view in Ukraine’s intellectual circles—which are always overly critical—is that the future Prime Minister, Péter Magyar, is a sort of ‘closet nationalist’ who is yet to show Ukraine what he’s made of.
Should you treat yourself at home until your condition worsens? What the Ministry of Health’s new hospitalization rules are really hiding
“They won’t admit you to hospital unless you’re in intensive care!” — panic-stricken messages like this have recently flooded Ukrainian social media. And although this is somewhat exaggerated, there’s no smoke without fire. The Ministry of Health has indeed put forward a draft Standard for public consultation that could radically change the rules governing how Ukrainians are admitted to hospital beds. Why is the medical community sounding the alarm, what does the National Health Service’s financial monitoring have to do with it, and what are the implications for patients? Let’s take a closer look.
The issue of restoring pensions for internally displaced persons and residents of temporarily occupied territories remains unresolved – Getmantsev
Delays in restoring pensions for internally displaced persons and residents of the occupied territories are leaving thousands of people without an income
ESBU cleaning or cosmetic facade renovation?
The Ukrainian bureaucratic machine has mastered the art of pretence to perfection. Instead of demolishing dilapidated buildings right down to their foundations, we simply change the signs, paint the façade in the EU’s corporate colours and cut the ribbon. The militia became the police, the tax police transformed into the State Fiscal Service, and later, part of it evolved into the Economic Security Bureau.
Getmantsev commented on António Guterres’ statement regarding the potential escalation and spread of war in the Middle East
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned of the risk of the war in the Middle East escalating and potentially spreading. He has called on world leaders to seek diplomatic solutions to end the conflict.
Гетманцев відповів Поперешнюку на ідею урізати бюджет удвічі
Голова Комітету Верховної Ради з питань фінансів, податкової та митної політики Данило Гетманцев розкритикував власника “Нової пошти” Володимира Поперешнюка за пропозицію скоротити державні витрати “щонайменше вдвічі” одночасно зі скасуванням податків. У відповідь нардеп навів структуру видатків бюджету на 2026 рік і заявив, що такі ідеї ведуть до “соціального геноциду”.
The retail chain has announced its switch to the general tax regime
The ‘Territory of Minimum Prices’ chain has announced a change in its business model and a switch to the general taxation system.
Allegations of illegal imports via freight companies have gone unaddressed
A complaint regarding the possible illegal import of goods via cargo companies, submitted last autumn to law enforcement, customs and tax authorities, has not yielded any visible results – Getmantsev
"This is legalised corruption," Pavlo Sebastyanovich responded to the pension of the Director of the ESBU.
I have 26 years of service in law enforcement and combatant status. I receive a pension in accordance with Ukrainian law for length of service. The amount of 318,605 hryvnia that I declared was accumulated between August 2025 and March 2026 and paid out after the completion of the registration procedures and corresponding recalculations," wrote the director of the ESBU.
