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Continuing the topic of what kills Ukrainian business the most.
Parcels or smuggling schemes?
The answer to that question is illustrated in the photo taken yesterday at the border crossing “Hrushevo - Budomierz” on the Polish side.
In it, the Polish officers are inspecting a van that is carrying a small batch of electronics to Ukraine while claiming Tax Free there (refund of the VAT paid) from the Polish side.
A question for the specialists.
How much tax did Ukraine specifically receive from this van, given that private duty-free importation of goods through car checkpoints is allowed for up to 500 euros per person, no more often than once every 72 hours and only for personal use?
Now calculate how much merchandise travels under this Tax Free scheme if on that same day at the “Shehyni - Medyka” post, for the night and day shifts of Bohdan Slonivskyi, the queue of vans for Tax Free was more than 40 vehicles.
And if they’re standing in that queue, it means the goods are indeed being transported.
And they’re traveling on that shift because the operation of Slonivskyi is still being coordinated by the smuggling veteran we exposed, Oleh Budz.
He’s even playing the game while retired. And without open tenders.
So let’s steer the discussion about filling the budget toward real problems.
Any ideas on how to stop the vans and support Ukrainian business?