The response of the President’s Office to the Association’s appeal

Chronology of the issue consideration:

October 04, 2024 – The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Taxation and Customs Policy at its meeting approved amendments to the second reading of the draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine on Peculiarities of Taxation during the Period of Martial Law” (Reg. No. 11416-d of August 30, 2024), which proposed, in particular, to establish a minimum selling price for a unit of commercial products of a mining enterprise – extracted minerals (mineral raw materials) for granite as raw materials for rubble stone of not less than

October 10, 2024 – The Association appealed to the President of Ukraine, the Chairman of the Parliament of Ukraine and the Prime Minister of Ukraine with a request to make a decision at their level that will facilitate the removal of the draft Law of Ukraine No. 11416-d dated August 30, 2024, the norms that provide for the establishment of a minimum selling price for a unit of commercial products of a mining enterprise – extracted minerals (mineral raw materials) for granite as raw materials for rubble stone and for sand as refractory raw materials (see information in the News section for October 10, 2024);

October 15, 2024 – the Law of Ukraine No. 4015-IX dated October 10, 2024 was sent to the President of Ukraine for signature;

• October 30, 2024 – the deadline for the President of Ukraine to sign Law No. 4015-IX dated October 10, 2024 (according to Article 94 of the Constitution of Ukraine, the President must sign the law within fifteen days after receiving it);
• October 31, 2024 – due to the failure to sign the Law of October 10, 2024 No. 4015-IX within the prescribed period, the Association appealed to the President of Ukraine, as the guarantor of the Constitution, with a request to use the veto power over this Law with its return for reconsideration by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (see information in the News section for November 01, 2024);

On November 28, 2024 – 44 days after receipt, the President of Ukraine signed the Law of October 10, 2024 No. 4015-IX “On Amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine and Other Laws of Ukraine on Ensuring the Balance of Budget Revenues during the Period of Martial Law” (see the information in the News section for November 15 and 29, 2024);
On December 26, 2024, the Association received a letter from the Office of the President of Ukraine No. 41-41/2347 (attached).

It is interesting that if the President of Ukraine had not signed the Law of October 10, 2024 No. 4015-IX for some reason, what response would the Association have received to its appeals, if any?

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