Marek Uusküla, EU4PFM International Expert on Indirect Taxation, delivered the final training in the series, focusing on excise taxation. Participants explored the principles and legal framework of excise duties in the EU, including excise liability and duty suspension arrangements, tax warehouses and the movement of excise goods, the role of court decisions and their implementation,…
Tax specialists from the Ministry of Finance and the State Tax Service explored these questions during the second training session in the series on the fundamentals of EU tax law, dedicated to value added tax (VAT). Over the course of three days, Marek Uusküla, EU4PFM International Expert on Indirect Taxation, provided an in-depth overview of…
These trainings are organised by EU4PFM experts for specialists from the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine and the State Tax Service of Ukraine. Their purpose is to deepen participants’ knowledge and strengthen their practical competencies in the field of European Union tax law. This initiative is particularly timely, as this year the joint work of…
Ukraine’s path to the European Union is often described in terms of reforms, legislation, and alignment with the acquis. But behind these formal steps lies a deeper transformation — one that directly affects how the economy functions and how businesses operate. Taxation is at the centre of this process. And while Ukraine is moving forward…
EU4PFM recently facilitated a high-level strategic discussion on preparing Ukraine’s tax IT systems for future data exchange with the EU. This coordination meeting brought together senior leadership from the Ministry of Finance and the State Tax Service, as well as EU4PFM international experts, representatives of DG TAXUD, and the EU Delegation to Ukraine. The aim…
5 February in Kyiv, Ukrainian and European policymakers, business representatives and international experts gathered in Kyiv for the Forum “Bridge to Europe: Ukraine’s Tax Euro-Integration Path” to discuss progress, challenges and next steps in aligning Ukraine’s tax system with European Union standards organised under support of the EU-funded “Public Finance Management Support Programme” (EU4PFM) implemented…