Overview
- Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko said the IMF streamlined November terms, dropping pre‑board requirements on VAT for sole traders, parcel duties, a digital platforms tax and retention of the wartime levy.
- Under the revised approach, VAT for individual entrepreneurs would begin above a 4 million‑hryvnia revenue threshold, reducing those affected to about 250,000.
- The IMF executive board is expected to consider the four‑year Extended Fund Facility at its next meeting, and Ukraine anticipates approval within weeks.
- Officials say the program’s approval is a prerequisite for releasing a €90 billion EU financing package.
- Ukraine’s economic outlook has deteriorated after intensified Russian strikes on energy infrastructure, and the central bank now projects 1.8% GDP growth in 2026.