{
  "id": 9113691,
  "title": "Economy Ministry continues consultations with business on shelling compensation fund funded by VAT hike",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/economy-ministry-continues-consultations-with-business-on-shelling",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-22T08:18:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Interfax-Ukraine",
    "slug": "interfax-ukraine",
    "url": "https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/economic/1207901.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Ministry of Economy and Environment is continuing intensive consultations with business representatives, through business associations and think tanks, on advancing and discussing the details of a proposed insurance fund for compensating first losses of up to $10 million, to be funded by raising the value-added tax rate from 20% to 21%, though business remains cautious about the idea.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}