First deputy prime minister of economy of Ukraine Yulia Sviridenko predicts that the retail price of diesel fuel during the month will increase by 5 UAH/liter, gasoline – by 7-8 UAH/liter.
“We see and forecast together with gas station operators that by the end of July the increase will be 5 UAH for diesel and 7-8 UAH for gasoline,” she said on the air of the national marathon on Tuesday.
Sviridenko specified that arithmetically returning to the prewar level of excises on motor fuel and increase of VAT on it may lead to increase of price on diesel fuel up to 8 UAH/liter and petrol – up to 11 UAH/liter. At the same time the accumulated fuel reserves and lack of shortages should not lead to a sharp rise in prices.
“We see that there will not be a sharp rise in price. There are several factors – there is no shortage, there are stocks, the market in Europe is flooded with resources, so there will not be sharp jumps. Much, of course, depends on the price situation in the world, but today we do not expect sharp fluctuations,” she added.
As it was reported with reference to director of A-95 Sergii Kuyun, fuel prices will not rise from July 1, but will rise gradually. According to him, the tax burden on gasoline will increase by 11 UAH / l, 8 UAH / l – on diesel fuel, 3 UAH / l – on liquefied gas.
“Some part of it, at least 2-3 hryvnias per liter will be taken by the network, but diesel will add 100 per cent 5 hryvnias per liter, petrol – 7-8 hryvnias per liter. The price for gas will be the same 3 hryvnias/liter higher,” he predicted in his comments to Energoreforma a few days before the end of June.
Much will depend on the purchase price of petroleum products, most of which are imported. According to Kuyun, if world prices fail, there will be preconditions for them to compensate the increase of tax burden.
In the middle of March 2022, the Rada passed a law on additional tax incentives for business support during the war, aimed, in particular, at keeping fuel prices down. According to it, temporarily, for the period of martial law, a zero excise tax and VAT of 7% instead of 20% were set for fuel.
On September 21, 2022, the Rada passed the bill No. 7668-d on the return of excise taxes on motor fuel, setting them at EUR100 for gasoline and diesel (hereinafter 1,000 liters), EUR52 for liquefied gas, butane and isobutane, and EUR100 for alternative motor fuel and biodiesel.
VAT for all fuels remained at 7%. But according to this law, starting July 1, 2023, fuel taxes return to the prewar level: VAT – to 20%, excise tax on gasoline – to EUR213, diesel fuel – to EUR140 per 1000 liters.
At its next plenary session, the Verkhovna Rada plans to consider draft law No. 7457 on regulating the circulation of cannabis plants for medical, scientific and industrial purposes to create conditions for expanding patients’ access to treatment of cancer and post-traumatic stress disorders resulting from the war, said Yaroslav Zheleznyak, a member of the Voice faction.
“At the next plenary session, the draft law on the legalization of medical cannabis No. 7457 should be submitted (for consideration). It’s still risky with the votes, though,” he wrote on his telegram channel on Tuesday.
The draft law proposes to create regulatory conditions for the legal limited circulation of cannabis, cannabis resin, cannabis extracts and tinctures for the purposes specified by law, in particular, for their use for medical, industrial purposes, scientific and scientific and technical activities, as well as its varieties in certain areas of activity.
The government considers it necessary to regulate issues related to the organization of activities at each stage of such circulation, including operations for the import, export, transportation through the territory of Ukraine, storage and sale of hemp, to promote the level and quality of medical care by ensuring the realization of the right to health care with the use of more effective medicines and treatments, in particular in the field of palliative care, which, among other things, are based on symptomatic treatment, as well as on symptom management.
As reported, the Cabinet of Ministers submitted draft law No. 7457 to the Verkhovna Rada in June 2022. The parliamentary committee on national health recommended its adoption as a basis. Later, in September, committee chairman Mykhailo Radutsky (Servant of the People) said that the Rada would probably not have enough votes to support the medical cannabis bill.
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For a year of action of the governmental project of grant programs “eRabota” the state has invested in business development 4 billion UAH, from which 2,4 billion UAH were given out in the form of grants for development of the processing enterprises, informed the first vice-prime minister of Ukraine – Minister of Economy Yulia Sviridenko.
“On July 1 last year the government launched grant programs “eRabota” to support businesses in this difficult time, to help them recover and develop. During the year, more than 5,600 entrepreneurs have already received grants under these programs. In total the government has invested UAH 4 billion to activate the business sphere”, – as she said in the press release of the Ministry of Economy and Trade of Ukraine.
It is specified that with the grant funds the Ukrainians got an opportunity to start their own business, the already operating enterprises opened new directions, expanded the spheres of activity, increased the production of goods and services.
According to the message, since the start of the project “eRabota” in July 2022 under the program “Own Business” 5061 microgrants were given to the total amount 1.2 billion UAH, for the development of processing enterprises – 455 grants worth 2.4 billion UAH, for gardening and greenhouse development – 88 grants worth 325 million UAH.
The Ministry of Economy reminded that both current entrepreneurs and people without experience in business may apply for a grant. Applications are submitted through the portal “Diya” together with a business plan. An obligatory condition of receiving a grant is creation of new workplaces – from 1-2 at granting a micro-grant to several tens at granting grants under other programs.
Grant funds shall be returned to the state through taxes and fees paid during the operation of the enterprise within three years.
As reported, the eRabotka project was introduced by the government in July 2022 to support businesses and stimulate the creation of new jobs. It includes several grant programs. In particular, these are programs of micro grants for the opening or development of their own business, grants for the creation and development of processing enterprises, the establishment of orchards and vineyards, greenhouse industry.
Earlier, the Kiev Analytical Center “Expert Club” and its founder Maxim Urakin together with the founder of “Granta” company and grant projects implementation expert Olga Shaverina launched a series of YouTube videos devoted to the peculiarities of grant financing. Read more in the video at
Dobrobut Medical Network has launched a physical rehabilitation department at the therapeutic and diagnostic center at 3 Semya Idzikovskikh Street in Kiev.
According to the network’s press release, the department is headed by Daniil Safronov – one of Ukraine’s most experienced specialists in physical and rehabilitative medicine, a doctor of the highest category, a certified teacher of the Neurac method in Ukraine with experience working with injuries and their aftermath in the war zone.
“The war, which is in its tenth year in Ukraine, has given a powerful impetus to the development of physical rehabilitation, although there has always been a shortage of specialists in this field. I can confidently say that today Ukrainian physical therapists are among the best in the world,” Safronov says.
The new rehabilitation center will be dealing with the rehabilitation after injuries and operations on the musculoskeletal system, the treatment of diseases of the musculoskeletal system and pain syndromes, the rehabilitation of athletes, rehabilitation after combat injuries, the correction of posture disorders. Patients can receive counseling, physiotherapy, chiropractic and motor therapy.
In addition, rehabilitation services are provided to patients with degenerative changes in the spine and joints (osteoarthritis, herniations, protrusion), neuropathy (peripheral nerve involvement), pain in the muscles or soft connective tissues, tendinopathy (tendon involvement), slowly healing fractures, muscle atrophy, circulatory and innervation disorders.
The department is equipped with state-of-the-art focused shockwave and laser therapy units, Redcord suspension systems for kinesiotherapy and rehabilitation.
The nursing network reports that the new department will offer a no-cost rehabilitation assistance program for military personnel from July 3 through August 31 with the support of Direct Relief, an international charitable foundation.
“Dobrobut” is one of the largest private medical networks in Ukraine. The company’s portfolio includes 15 medical centers in Kiev and Kiev region, an emergency service, dentistry and pharmacies. Medical centers of network provide services for children and adults on more than 75 medical directions. Annually experts of “Dobrobut” carry out more than 7 000 operations. The network has over 2,800 employees.
Thanks to the cooperation with the international charitable organizations Direct Relief International, Children of War Foundation, International Medical Corps and University of Miami Global Institute, as well as thanks to the work of Dobrobut Charity Foundation, the network clinics continued their work even during the war and provided a significant part of medical care for months without compensation. From the very first days of the war, the Dobrobut Research and Diagnostic Center in Kyiv provided urgent 24/7 medical care to Ukraine’s defenders and war-wounded population. Thanks to the work of Direct Relief International and the Dobrobut Charitable Foundation, wounded warriors and people stranded by war can receive free care at the Dobrobut Treatment and Diagnostic Center.
The mushroom and compost production of the Veres agro-industrial group of companies in Kaniv (Cherkasy region) has ceased production since July 2023, with production processes suspended and equipment mothballed, the mushroom news agency UMDIS reports.
According to the agency, the company has recently tried to find a tenant and maintain production, but to no avail.
As noted, the lion’s share of the mushroom harvest was collected for the needs of its own canning shop – Veres pickled mushrooms are known to most Ukrainians.
The Veres mushroom farm consists of 36 mushroom growing chambers of 700 square meters each, making it the largest in Ukraine. In the best of times, production reached 450 tons of mushrooms per month. Compost production was up to 3,500 tons of F2 compost per month. The company had been operating since 2004.
The reason for its closure was recent losses.
Veres Group, part of the Smart-Holding industrial and investment group, is a vertically integrated FMCG business specializing in the production of food products, including canned goods and sauces. Prior to the Russian invasion, the group comprised two processing and two agricultural enterprises, a logistics center for storing products, and a farm for growing champignons. The group’s facilities processed up to 25 thousand tons of fruit and vegetable products annually.
Before the war, products under the Veres brand were supplied to more than 35 countries. The group was among the TOP-3 producers of canned vegetables in Ukraine.
“Smart-Holding is one of the largest industrial and investment groups in Ukraine. It invests in mining and metals, oil and gas, banking, agriculture, shipbuilding, real estate and energy.
