Ukraine's Finance Ministry has proposed that criteria should be determined for designating individuals as rich citizens who will be subject to obligatory declaration of income and assets, according to a bill drafted by the ministry.
Europe's lowest wages are paid in Ukraine, according to findings of research conducted by a Ukrainian analytical center, Texty.org.ua.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has additionally declared income for 2016 to the tune of UAH 979,873 (US$36,144) in interest from bank deposits in the International Investment Bank, according to the state register of declarations of persons authorized to perform state or local government functions.
The average nominal wage of a full-time employee in Ukraine in October 2017 increased by 0.4% from September 2017 and by 37.9% from October 2016, to UAH 7,377 (US$274.5), according to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has declared over UAH 1 million, or about US$37,000, in income from bank deposits at PJSC International Investment Bank.
President Donald Trump's one-time campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, was earning millions of dollars more than previously disclosed from a Russia-tied political party in Ukraine, according to a report citing an internal investigation by the Ukrainian government, according to Newsweek.
Amazon boss Jeff Bezos made headlines this week when he was declared the richest person in the world with a net worth of $90 billion. But a U.S. financier told senators Thursday that he believed the title belonged to someone else, and it is not Bill Gates, according to Newsweek.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman has announced that the Cabinet of Minister does not plan to initiate the introduction of a nationwide system of obligatory income and expense declaration for the general public in the medium-term outlook.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman projects that the average monthly wage in Ukraine in 2017 will reach UAH 7,000, or US$270, and will further increase to UAH 10,000, or US$385, in the medium-term outlook.
U.S. President Donald Trump has received more than $100 million in income from Russian sources in one-time transactions over the last decade, but does not have any outstanding debts or holdings in the country, his lawyers asserted in a letter that emerged on Friday, according to The Atlantic, the official site of The Atlantic Magazine.
Acting head of Ukraine's State Fiscal Service (SFS) Myroslav Prodan says the number of millionaires in Ukraine fell by 25% in 2016 compared with 2015, while their total income increased by 13%, according to the SFS press service.
Ukraine's Energy and Coal Industry Minister Ihor Nasalyk declared UAH 1.2 million, or US$44,415, in income for 2016, as well as $901,000, EUR 240,000 and UAH 1.4 million (or $51,813) in savings in a declaration of assets for 2016, according to his e-declaration posted in the state register of income declarations.