Ukraine's parliament backs digital platform tax bill required by IMF in first reading
Ukraine’s parliament supported in first reading on Wednesday a revised bill that would tax income from digital platforms such as OLX, Uklon, Bolt, Uber and Glovo, fulfilling one of the conditions of the new International Monetary Fund program, according to a live broadcast of the Verkhovna Rada session.
Lawmakers voted 234-0 in favor of bill No. 15111-d. The bill will still be finalized before a second reading.
Lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak said the draft had been significantly changed. The current version no longer applies to used goods, does not require opening special bank accounts or granting access to banking secrecy.
Under the bill, the personal income tax rate would be 5%, with an additional 5% military levy, for a total of 10%. No tax would be due on annual income below €2,000.
The original version of the bill was part of a larger package combining all tax obligations to the IMF. It proposed a simplified taxation regime with mandatory special bank accounts for platform earnings and required digital platforms to identify sellers and report their annual income by January 31.
The government had argued that although existing law already required people earning through these platforms to pay taxes, the tax service lacked data on those earnings.
First version of the bill
The new four-year IMF extended financing program, worth $8.1 billion for 2026–2029, was approved by the IMF’s Executive Board. Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko called it an “anchor” for all international financial support to Ukraine. As part of the program, Ukraine has committed to structural reforms for postwar recovery and European integration.
The government expects the new tax measures, including the digital platform tax, taxation of international parcels and extension of the 5% military levy, to bring an additional 60 billion hryvnias ($1.4 billion) to the state budget.
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