Institute of Economics and Forecasting of NAS of Ukraine supported the abolition of the additional import duty

This is stated in a note lapping, trained staff scientific institution specified.

Institute of Economics and Forecasting of NAS of Ukraine considers it appropriate to cancel an additional fee imortnyy the following reasons:

– collection contradicts Ukraine Association Agreement with the EU;

– fee violates the requirements of WTO, which could lead to sanctions by other countries in relation to domestic products;

– collection has a negative impact on the economic activity of domestic producers.

The full version of the memorandum can be found here.