TAX BURDEN ON THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR OF THE UKRAINIAN ECONOMY UNDER MARTIAL LAW: THEORETICAL APPROACHES AND INDUSTRY CHALLENGES

Keywords: tax burden, agricultural sector, tax policy, taxation system, martial law, tax incentives, fiscal instruments

Abstract

The agricultural sector of Ukraine is a system-forming component of the national economy, which determines the level of food security of the state, forms a significant share of the gross domestic product and provides substantial foreign exchange earnings. In the context of the transformation of the tax system and the introduction of martial law, the issue of determining and assessing the tax burden on agricultural producers is becoming particularly relevant, as tax instruments have a significant impact on financial stability, investment activity and the ability of enterprises to adapt to crisis challenges. The purpose of the article is to study theoretical approaches to defining the essence of the tax burden, analyse the peculiarities of its impact on the functioning of the agricultural sector of Ukraine's economy under martial law, and justify the prospects for its optimisation, taking into account industry specifics and crisis restrictions. In the course of the study, foreign and domestic scientific approaches to the interpretation of the tax burden are summarised, quantitative and qualitative interpretations of this economic category are systematised, and its place in the system of indicators for assessing the effectiveness of tax policy is determined. The article substantiates the expediency of considering the tax burden as a generalised indicator of the cumulative impact of tax mechanisms on the financial and economic activities of agricultural enterprises. The peculiarities of taxation of the agricultural sector of Ukraine are analysed, in particular the structure of the main taxes and fees, the differentiation of rates and the role of land tax. Particular attention is paid to the impact of full-scale war on the activities of agricultural enterprises, the decline in production volumes, the reduction in the number of economic entities and the increase in costs, which leads to an increase in real tax pressure. Based on the results of the study, the key problems of the current taxation system of the agricultural sector under martial law are identified and directions for its improvement are outlined, in particular through the introduction of temporary tax breaks, deferral of tax liabilities, optimisation of VAT refund procedures and stimulation of investment activity. The implementation of the proposed measures will contribute to increasing the financial stability of the agricultural sector and ensuring conditions for its recovery in the post-war period.

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Samarichev, D. (2025). TAX BURDEN ON THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR OF THE UKRAINIAN ECONOMY UNDER MARTIAL LAW: THEORETICAL APPROACHES AND INDUSTRY CHALLENGES. Economy and Society, (82). https://doi.org/10.32782/2524-0072/2025-82-140
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