Ukraine debates creating a single business inspection body
The Ukrainian president has promised to transfer business inspection powers to a single body. Why is business sceptical about the idea?
Last week, the Ukrainian government approved a bill that would fully resume business inspections from October.
Before that, in June, the Verkhovna Rada—the Ukrainian parliament—passed a law providing for the resumption of business inspections in the so-called risky areas—finance, excisable goods, and gambling.
However, even without full-scale inspections, businesses in Ukraine are already complaining about tax and law enforcement officers’ increased pressure and the return to the ‘criminalisation’ of their cases.