Official site of the Kyiv City State Administration (KSCA) issued a draft regulatory instrument, developed by the Directorate of Cultural Heritage Protection KSCA. The document proposed to charge businesses a fee for use of street names, historic sites and objects relating to the symbolism of Kiev. The list contains more than 200 items that match the names of several agencies and brands. Entrepreneurs believe that the initiative KSCA could lead to higher prices for some foodstuffs.
General Directorate for Cultural Heritage Protection of the Kyiv City State Administration has drafted a decision Kyiv The statute of the symbols of Kyiv and the list of names and pictures of objects that are symbols of Kyiv. This document includes a list of symbols and names for the use of which will be charged a local fee of 0.1% of the value of manufactured products for businesses, and five times the income tax exemption for individuals engaged in entrepreneurial activities.
As stated in the draft decision for adoption is to establish uniform requirements for payors local fees for the use of symbols of the city of Kiev. With the entry into force of this document proposed to increase the amount of revenue for the city. List of sites includes more than 200 items. Among them, Sofia Kiev, Kievan Rus, Obolon, and Khreschatik.
Director of Milkilend (makes ice cream under the TM Khreschatyk) Vyacheslav Rekov said that if the adoption of the document affected consumers. We have not yet formed their attitude towards this decision, because not seen the document. But now I can say that we will be forced to raise prices for the product on the size of the collection: it will be handed to its value, - he explained.
The press-service of JSC Obolon (produces beer and other beverages under that brand name) refused to comment, explaining that the decision on charging for the use of names and pictures have been taken: We are familiar with this document, but yet this is only a draft and not know what happened to him will result.
Deputy Director of Cinema Kievan Rus Anna Shvets surprised treated to the appearance of the act. We are so regularly paying tax an additional amount for the use of the name Kievan Rus'. It would not like to pay for the same thing in two places, - she said.
One of the developers of the document, and Head ofthe protection of cultural heritage KSCA Ruslan Kukharenko yesterday, was unavailable for comment. A member of the commission on law enforcement, regulation and ethics deputy Valery Karpuntsov Kyiv city authorities called the idea raving. Many of the objects listed in the paper are not so much a symbol of Kiev, as recognized by World of spiritual and cultural heritage. Why is the city of privatizing the right to distribute their images? - Troubled Karpuntsov.
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