Representatives of the IT industry highlighted the key factors that should be considered in the development and implementation of the Diia City program:
- Currently, the IT industry operates under fixed tax conditions, that allow it to grow by 20-25% annually. In the context of the global economic crisis, any tax increase for the Ukrainian IT industry, as well as additional regulation or dramatic changes in tax legislation, are unacceptable;
- Under no circumstances should the Diia City program become an additional state regulator of the IT industry;
- IT companies must retain the right to accept of refuse their residency in Diia City;
- The right of IT specialists to freely choose the model of cooperation with legal persons must be preserved. This should be both an employment relationship and a contractual relationship between Individual entrepreneurs and legal persons.
- The issue of state support and the development of higher and secondary technical education is one of the main issues for the development of the domestic IT industry. However, the direction of education and talent development is not represented in the program today.
The meeting resulted in the decision to set up a working group with the participation of representatives of four business associations, the Ministry of Digital Transformation and the Ministry of Finance. A joint strategic session is scheduled for June 9 to identify a favorable model and further develop the project’s legal framework.
