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Implementation of the European practice. Ukraine continues to implement the BEPS plan, which aims to counteract the erosion of the tax base and the withdrawal of profits from taxation.

On August 13, 2021, the representatives of the EU Delegation, EU4PFM Program, the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine and Reform Support Office (RST) of the Ministry of Finance, The State Customs Service of Ukraine and Reform Support Office (RST) of the State Customs Service held a monthly working meeting to discuss the progress, current tasks and problematic issues of the implementation of Project activities and changes in the customs stream. In particular, the status and risks of the implementation of IT solutions for customs simplifications, AEO, and the common transit regime (NCTS) were discussed.

Central Project Management Agency (CPMA) opens the procedure of public procurement of IT solutions for the national partner - the State Tax Service of Ukraine. The subject of the purchase is the services from the "Sofware development for the general control module within the single tax account".

Procurement is made within the framework of the EU Public Finance Management Support Programme for Ukraine.

After the change of approaches in team management, the person-oriented Міністерство фінансів України, Державна податкова служба України, Державна митна служба України, and Рахункова палата continue to implement the best HR practices among their employees.

Jurgita Domeikiene, Team Leader of EU4PFN talking about the reform of the public finance management system in Ukraine and the project's achievements, including:

The EU4PFM experts' team together with partners from the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, the State Tax Service of Ukraine, the State Customs Service, and the Accounting Chamber of Ukraine held an online meeting of representatives of the HR and Personnel Development Department

NCTS operates in Ukraine on a national scale, which is a necessary stage of preparation for Ukraine's accession to the Convention on a Common Transit Procedure. After joining the Convention, Ukrainian business will be able to use the benefits of the common transit, as the businesses of the 35 countries-members, namely:

"The results of all well-planned changes directly depend on the people who implement them every day in public finance management institutions," said Jurgita Domeikiene, Team Leader of the EU Public Finance Management Programme for Ukraine (EU4PFM).

Starting January 1, 2021, Ukrainian business uses a convenient and modern tool - a Single Tax Account for paying taxes.

Interview with Mr. Vytanis Alisauskas, EU4PFM International Key Expert on Customs, for UKRINFORM, on the benefits of the Authorized Economic Operator Program and why it has business experience in implementing the program in other countries and how it can serve Ukraine.