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Ukraine rushes to complete IMF Benchmarks, splitting Major Tax Reform into Four Bills
Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers approved three separate tax bills and submitted them to parliament for a vote, as the government seeks a strategy to push legislative changes desperately needed to unlock financing for Ukraine. Previously, the government wanted to submit a single comprehensive package called “one big beautiful bill.” For the government of Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, it is a last chance to meet the benchmarks before the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) spring meetings, scheduled for April 13-18 in Washington, where Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko will report on Ukraine’s performance to Ukraine’s IMF Mission Chief Gavin Grey, and the IMF staff. [...]