KIEV, Dec. 24 - The Cabinet of Ministers suggests that the tax on obligatory state pension insurance, paid by buyers of cash foreign currency, be increased from 0.5% to 2% in 2015, while non-cash foreign exchange operations will be exempt from taxation.

This is stipulated in a bill on amendments to the Tax Code and laws on tax reform (No. 1578).

What is more, the government proposes that tax on sales gold, silver and platinum jewelry set at 5% of its value be replaced with a tax to be paid by jewelers when they hallmark jewelry and household items made of precious metals, the size of which will be 10% of the value of major precious metal evaluated at the National Bank of Ukraine's rate.