| Article title | The Structure of the Tax System of Ukraine: Prospects of Legal Optimization |
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| Authors |
IHOR KRYNYTSKYI
Doctor of Law, Professor,
Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Laws of Ukraine,
Senior Researcher,
Honored Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine,
Director of the Poltava Law Institute
National Law University named after Yaroslav Mudryi
(Poltava, Ukraine)
ORCID ID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8067-6769
krynytskyy@ukr.net
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| Journal name | Legal journal «Law of Ukraine» (Ukrainian version) |
| Journal issue | 4 / 2024 |
| Pages | 13 - 25 |
| Abstract | The permanent transformation of social relations in the field of taxation predominantly requires a timely response from financiers, a consensus of parliamentarians over not only the defining of the tax system, but also regarding the construction of the main tax and legal categories, securing the principles of taxation, regulation of the legal mechanism of specific taxes and fees. Instead, the concept of creating the tax system of Ukraine has not yet been framed and the detailing of its structural elements remains on the sidelines of scientific interests. The article is aimed at systematizing scholars’ views as well as approaches implemented in domestic legislation concerning the construction of the tax system, elucidation of its specifics, its correlation with the structure of the budget system, and outlining the effective vectors of the legal construction. The history of domestic rule making knows cases of assigning and collecting tax payments that were not formally included in the list of national and local taxes and fees (for example, a fee for the development of a recreational complex in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and a fee for the development of passenger electric transport in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea). This type of violation of the principles of structure and consistency in tax legislation did not become the thing of the past. Almost ten years ago, a military contribution was established, a temporary tax payment that is still paid by taxpayers, but is not mentioned in Articles 9 and 10 of the Tax Code of Ukraine. The specified flaw in the tax legislation stipulates the need to revise the specialized code, establish the conditions for preventing the repetition of similar situations, and devise a clear and understandable structure of the domestic tax system. It has been substantiated that, in view of the need to adhere to the principle of correlation in the construction of budget and tax systems, as well as the European principle of maximum tax sufficiency of all levels of budgets, targeting and effectiveness of taxation, it is expedient to form the structure of the tax system of Ukraine on a new foundation and legislate the presence of the following groups of taxes and fees as its constituents: national, republican (the Autonomous Republic of Crimea), regional, district, local (cities, towns, villages). The conclusions emphasize that while undertaking scientific research and conducting legislative work on the design of the tax system of Ukraine it is necessary to take into consideration its interconnection with the budget system, to bear in mind the peculiarities of modern domestic realities and the European perspective of our country. The recommendations regarding the introduction of amendments and additions to the Fundamental Law of our state, as well as proposals for the correction of normative prescriptions of the Budget and Tax Codes of Ukraine, some other domestic legislative acts have been substantiated. |
| Keywords | tax law; budget system; tax system; structure; national taxes and fees; regional tax payments; local taxes and fees; tax legislation of Ukraine. |
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