EU Ties Ukraine’s €90 Billion Aid to Unpopular Tax Steps (1)

The European Union will tie some payouts from the €90 billion ($105 billion) aid package for Ukraine to an unpopular tax change already demanded by the International Monetary Fund, people familiar with the matter said.

The tax requirement will apply to the so-called macro-financial portion of the loan worth €8.4 billion, they said. EU member states on Monday agreed to the conditions for the macro-financial assistance program, Economy Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said in a post on X.

To receive those funds Kyiv will have to adopt legislation to expand the share of foreign parcels subject to a 20% value-added ...