Absence of VAT refunds for grain exporters is equivalent to the customs duty action – O.Pavlenko
Absence of the VAT refund to Ukrainian exporters of agricultural products is discriminatory treatment. Non-provision of the VAT refund, after payments to the state budget during exports of grains and industrial crops, is equivalent to action of the export duty at the level of 16.7%, declared Oleksiy Pavlenko, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.
According to him, such absence of VAT refunds puts companies-exporters of grains and industrial crops in discriminatory conditions as opposed to exporters of other commodities. In addition, such position of the Governemnt significantly reduces the income of agrarians.
According to the Minister, all market participants need to export agricultural products at zero customs rate. Therefore, the Ministry supported the draft law providing the VAT refund during the exports of grains and industrial crops to the producers and enterprises, who purchased the commodities from the single tax payers of the fourth group (single agricultural tax), not subject to the VAT special regimes.
In addition, O.Pavlenko noted that the Ministry of Agrarian Policy appealed to the Cabinet of Ministers and the Ministry of Finance concerning the timely return of VAT funds to special accounts of agricultural producers.