After eight years have passed since the Euromaidan events, more than a third of Ukrainians would not support either supporters or opponents of protest actions today – this is 34.8%.
According to a poll conducted by the Social Monitoring Center, today 22.1% of Ukrainian citizens surveyed remain Maidan supporters, 19.2% consider themselves Maidan supporters, but with certain conditions (or under certain circumstances).
Some 8.4% of the respondents identified themselves as opponents of the Maidan and supporters of Antimaidan, and 6.8% consider themselves to be opponents of the Maidan, however, with certain conditions (or under certain circumstances).
Some 8.8% of respondents found it difficult to answer the question of sociologists.
Some 40.8% of respondents in the West of Ukraine called themselves unequivocal supporters of the Maidan, in the center – 29.4%, in the east – 7.8%, in Donbas – 5.3%, in the south of the country – 10.5%, in the city of Kyiv – 25.7%.
Some 0.7% of respondents in the West of Ukraine, 4% in the center, 17.4% in the east, 11% in Donbas, 15.1% in the south and 7.2% in Kyiv consider themselves to be unequivocal opponents of the Maidan – supporters of Antimaidan.
The poll was conducted from November 28 to December 10 using a face-to-face interview method. Some 10,000 respondents were interviewed. The standard deviation is 0.6 – 1%.
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said that Ukraine expects to further develop cooperation with Japan in the spheres of economy, IT and culture, the press service of the government reported.
“I am sure that Japan, as one of the world’s largest investors, can also become one of the leaders in foreign direct investment in the Ukrainian economy,” Shmyhal said following a meeting with Japanese Ambassador to Ukraine Kuninori Matsuda.
According to the prime minister, the conclusion of a new intergovernmental convention on the avoidance of double taxation can contribute to attracting investments.
“The Prime Minister stressed the importance of effective implementation of joint projects, in particular, the reconstruction of the Bortnychi wastewater treatment plant, which was also noted by the Japanese Ambassador to Ukraine Kuninori Matsuda,” the press service said.
The U.S. international radio company “The Voice of America” (VOA) has appointed journalist Myroslava Gongadze as Eastern Europe Chief, due to which she will move to Kyiv in 2022, the Voice of America press service said.
As explained in the broadcaster, as a Russian troop buildup intensifies along the Ukrainian border and in Russian-occupied Crimea, Gongadze will be covering for a global audience the Kremlin’s aggressive posture in Eastern Europe as well as the impact of Russia’s and China’s influence throughout the region.
Voice of America expects in this new role, she will lead “expanded coverage of a region threatened by hybrid war and disinformation,” the broadcaster said.
Thus, Gongadze, who has been working for the Voice of America in the United States since 2004, will move to Kyiv in 2022.
In turn, Gongadze said she is honored to build on my seventeen-year career at Voice of America in my new role as Eastern Europe Chief.
The supervisory board of the pharmaceutical company Farmak (Kyiv) has re-elected Volodymyr Kostiuk as Executive Director.
According to the company’s press service, the relevant decision was made on December 17.
As reported, JSC Farmak (Kyiv) over 2020 received net profit of about UAH 1.138 billion, which is almost 7.8% more than in 2019 (UAH 1.056 billion). Over 2019, Farmak received net profit of UAH 1.056 billion, which almost coincided with the figure for 2018 – UAH 1.05 billion; and over 2018, it increased its net profit by 25.16%.
Farmak is the leader in the pharmaceutical market with a 5.9% share in monetary terms. The company manufactures medicines in all fourteen therapeutic groups. The main directions are anti-cold, endocrine, gastroenterological, cardiovascular, and neurological portfolios. Every year Farmak introduces to the market about 20 new complex-component modern drugs, about 100 drugs are currently in development.
According to the State Register, the ultimate beneficial owner of Farmak is head of the supervisory board, Filya Zhebrovska, who owns 80% of the company’s shares.
Payment of assistance in UAH 1,000 to vaccinated Ukrainians is provided within the framework of the eSupport budget program and is not included in the total monthly or annual income of a taxpayer, that is, it is not subject to the personal income tax and the military fee, the Ministry of Finance said on the website.
“Since payment of a benefit is carried out under the eSupport budget program, as well as at the expense of funds provided in the state budget for the corresponding year, the amount of such assistance is not included in the total monthly [annual] taxable income of a taxpayer, that is, it is not subject to the personal income tax,” the ministry said on Monday.
The taxation of income of individuals is regulated by Section IV of the Tax Code of Ukraine. According to Subparagraph 165.1.1 of the Code, the total monthly (annual) taxable income of a taxpayer does not include, in particular, the amount of state and social material assistance, state assistance. And in the final provisions of the Code it is indicated that such income is exempt from tax levy, which, according to Section IV of the Tax Code, is not included in the total taxable income of individuals, the Ministry of Finance explained.
