Residents of "Diia.City" paid over UAH 18 billion in taxes to the state budget in 2024.
This was announced by the Minister of Digital Transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov.
According to him, this is a record amount in three years. The minister added that taxes from residents go to support the army, the economy, and the countryʼs reconstruction.
Fedorov emphasized that 1,522 residents have already joined "Diya.City".
More about "Diia.City"
"Diia.City" is a special legal regime for the IT industry. Its goal is to create in Ukraine the most powerful IT hub in Central and Eastern Europe.
The main principles of "Diia.City" are voluntary entry, freedom of activity (all residents can independently choose forms of cooperation with third parties), non-interference by the state and the presumption of legality of residentsʼ activities, stability (the special regime is introduced for at least 25 years), extraterritoriality — the regime operates throughout the country.
The main conditions of the “Diia.City” regime:
- payroll taxes: personal income tax Personal income tax is paid by people from their income (salaries, bonuses, profits from the sale of property, etc.). This money goes to the state budget and is spent on education, healthcare, and infrastructure.
- corporate taxes: 9% — Exit capital tax Exit capital tax is an alternative tax for businesses that is not paid on all profits, but only on the portion that the company withdraws from the business (e.g. dividends to owners). If the profits remain in the company for development, no tax is levied.
- 0% on income of individuals as dividends, if they are paid no more than once every 2 years;
- tax deduction (from personal income tax) for the amount of investments in Ukrainian startups.
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