Charitable contributions at Ukrposhta become compulsory – Yuzhanina
3 January 14:06
The national postal operator Ukrposhta automatically adds 1 hryvnia to the cost of delivery of each parcel as a charitable contribution to support the Armed Forces. This was reported by Nina Yuzhanina, a member of the Ukrainian parliament and member of the Finance Committee, Komersant ukrainskyi reports.
“Charitable contributions are becoming compulsory. The state-owned Ukrposhta charges an additional 1 hryvnia (pictured) as a charitable contribution to the needs of the Armed Forces when paying for parcel delivery services… It is impossible to refuse this – the charge is included in the Ukrposhta software,
– yuzhanina wrote on Telegram.
At the same time, according to the MP, the funds are directed to the Kyiv School of Economics Charitable Foundation.
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“And the founder of this charitable foundation is the Kyiv School of Economics Corporation of Tymofiy Mylovanov, who is also the Chairman of the Board of this charitable foundation,”
– noted Yuzhanina.
According to her estimates, given the number of parcels processed by Ukrposhta in 2023, such a scheme can bring the charity fund “at least UAH 50 million a year.”
The MP emphasizes that Tymofiy Mylovanov was the Minister of Economy in the first Zelensky government, and today he is a freelance adviser to the head of the Presidential Office, Andriy Yermak.
Yuzhanina believes that the actions of Ukrposhta’s CEO should be assessed by the relevant law enforcement agencies for their legality.
Neither Tymofiy Mylovanov nor Ukrposhta CEO Ihor Smelyansky have yet responded to Yuzhanina’s post.
Meanwhile, Ukrposhta is introducing new tariffs for parcel delivery.
