A bill on the "register of drops" has been submitted to the Council

A bill on the "register of drops" has been submitted to the Council

On October 28, a group of people’s deputies submitted a draft law on the “register of drops.”

This was reported by Yaroslav Zheleznyak, Deputy Chairman of the Tax Committee.

“This is a very important initiative that we have been working on for over a year together with the National Bank, the Committee, and TSK experts,” Zheleznyak wrote.

According to him, unfortunately, up to 200 billion UAH passes through the drop system, resulting in budget losses of tens of billions. But most importantly, it has become the main “financial artery” through which illegal alcohol, gambling, and tobacco are financed. Moreover, “drops” are increasingly being used by outright criminals: from call centers to drug trafficking.

The draft law envisages:

• the creation by the NBU of a register of individuals whose transactions are subject to enhanced control;
• banks and other payment service providers will enter identified drops and enterprises that have used miscoding into this register;
• limits on payment transactions set by the NBU and restrictions on the number of cards (only for individuals) will be applied to such persons;
• banks and other payment service providers will be obliged to regularly check whether their clients are listed in this register.

“Despite the myths, we deliberately chose a very conservative version for the first reading. No accounts will be closed immediately. On the contrary, it will help a person get information that their card is being used by criminals. And for everyone else, it’s an opportunity to move away from general restrictions on p2p transactions to a more targeted approach by banks specifically for clients who fall under such a risk,” he concluded.