Limit the salaries of officials to 80 thousand: who will escape cuts.

According to inkorr.com: The head of the tax committee of the Verkhovna Rada Danilo Getmantsev along with the speaker of parliament Ruslan Stefanchuk proposed to limit the salaries of state employees to 80 thousand hryvnias per month in the draft State Budget for 2026. In addition, Getmantsev registered a bill that provides for an increase in the income tax rate for banks to 50%. He announced this in his

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Who will not be affected by the salary restrictions?

The restrictions on official salaries will not apply to employees dealing with national security and defense issues. Getmantsev emphasized that this decision will help optimize budget expenditures at a time when the country needs significant resources to wage war.

Income tax for banks increased to 50%

Getmantsev focused on the new bill, which provides for:

• Temporary increase of the income tax for banks to 50% in 2026.

• Prohibition of considering losses from previous years in the tax calculation.

“In 2023–2024, we taxed the extraordinary profits of banks at the end of the year. This year, banks are paying at a rate of 25%, but the war continues, and the security sector's needs are growing,” explained Getmantsev.

In Getmantsev's opinion, the increase in tax could bring an additional 30 billion hryvnias to the budget.

Legalization of cryptocurrency income

Getmantsev also addressed cryptocurrency owners, urging them to legalize their assets after the adoption of the relevant law.

“Cryptocurrency transactions are already taxed at a rate of 23% of income. Legalization will help avoid additional charges from the tax authorities,” he noted.

This concerns all who earn income from trading or investing in crypto assets.

Thus, the proposed changes could significantly impact the budgetary policy and financial sector of the country in the coming years. Among the proposed initiatives are measures to reduce costs as well as attempts to attract new revenues through taxation, which will undoubtedly provoke discussions among politicians and economists.