CASE Ukraine: Ukrainians will pay 20% more taxes in 2021

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The tax wedge for the average single worker will amount to UAH 97,043 in 2021, which is 18.6% more than in 2020, according to the public organization CASE Ukraine.

The total amount of taxes that the average worker will pay in 2021 will be distributed as follows:

 – UAH 43,743 will go to the pension fund;

 – UAH 10,858 will go to education sector (schools, kindergartens, higher educational institutions);

– UAH 7,862 will go for various measures to support the economy;

 – UAH 6,913 will be spent on medicine;

 – UAH 5,972 will go for the maintenance of law enforcement agencies;

 – UAH 5,904 will be used to pay interest on government borrowings;

 – UAH 4,938 will go to finance the social protection system;

 – UAH 4,302 will go to finance the Armed Forces;

 – UAH 3,517 will go for the maintenance of the bureaucratic apparatus;

 – UAH 1,548 will go to finance culture and sports;

 – UAH 1,023 will go to support public utilities;

 – UAH 463 will go for environmental protection.

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