Main points
- Ukraine is planning a taxi reform that offers a new status for drivers – a self-employed automobile carrier.
- The bill provides for easy market entry, and licenses will be replaced with personal electronic certificates.
Taxi market reform in Ukraine / Collage of Channel 24
Ukraine is currently preparing a reform of the taxi market to bring it out of the shadows, make drivers' work legal, and make trips safe for passengers. Therefore, carriers will soon be offered a replacement for the usual licenses.
What will change for taxi drivers in Ukraine?
The relevant draft law has already been developed. The details were provided by Deputy Prime Minister for Recovery – Minister of Community and Territorial Development Oleksiy Kuleba on Tuesday, March 10.
The official announced disappointing statistics: officially in Ukraine, only about 9,500 cars perform transportation as taxis, while in fact more than 200,000 drivers work in the market.
That is, more than 90% of the market is in the shadows. This means losses for the budget, lack of social protection for drivers and minimal safety tools for passengers,
– the minister emphasized.
Therefore, it is proposed to change the very model of access to the market. The concept envisages a new status – self-employed road haulier . This will allow drivers to work legally without complicated reporting and unnecessary bureaucracy.
- Entry into the market will be as simple as possible – one subsistence minimum for two years (approximately 3,028 hryvnias), which is approximately 130 hryvnias per month.
- Instead of a license , a personal electronic certificate for a car will be introduced, issued through Ukrtransbezpeky.
- There will be a QR code in the car interior, which the passenger can use to check the validity of the certificate, travel insurance, and basic information about the carrier.
What is known about the taxi reform in Ukraine / Ministry of Development and Trade
Instead, digital platforms will act as tax agents, check drivers' documents, and be responsible for admitting illegal carriers.
Kuleba emphasized that there is no question of raising taxes or putting additional pressure on business. The goal is to create a simple, digital, and economically viable model in which it will be cheaper and easier to work legally than to remain in the shadows.
Important! Currently, the draft law is only being approved by state authorities. The next step is consideration by the Cabinet of Ministers and submission to the Verkhovna Rada for people's deputies.
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Will taxi prices increase because of gasoline?
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By the way, due to the military escalation in the Middle East, fuel prices in Ukraine have also increased. So now not only public transport fares, but also taxi services may become more expensive.
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However, Bolt General Manager Serhiy Pavlyk says that the service's pricing system responds primarily to the balance of supply and demand – this is the most important factor, although the cost of fuel is also an important component.
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Instead, Uklon says that they are monitoring the situation and will respond accordingly if necessary.