Parliamentary Activities
- Viktor Yanukovych Jr. was the initiator and project manager of Ukrainian SMS referendum "For the Russian language." The referendum, held in Ukraine from 17 January to 17 March 2006, became a public opinion poll on the question of granting Russian as the second official language. SMS referendum set a record in the "Book of Records Ukraine" in nominations "The most massive online poll in Ukraine" and "the most massive SMS poll in Ukraine."
- In 2011, Parliament adopted at first reading a bill on an experiment in information technology, which is co-authored by Viktor Yanukovych. According to this bill, domestic IT companies will be granted a "tax holiday" for 5 years.
- Viktor Yanukovych supports the policy of state patronage of the Ukrainian film industry. This policy provides for the protection and promotion of national films on both domestic and international markets through tax incentives, financial and legal support. As a result, an amendment to the Tax Code of Ukraine which came into effect from 1 January 2011.
The new law states that VAT exemptions until 2016 will apply to all operations connected with the supply of national films, determined by the Law of Ukraine "On Cinematography". This covers all manufacturers, distributors and demonstrators, as well as suppliers of services for production, including replication of national and foreign films, duplicated, voiced, or subtitled by the official language in the territory Ukraine.
In 2011, the Ukrainian film budget reached a record amount - 111 million UHR. In 2010, funding was 24 million UHR. Due to the efforts of Viktor Yanukovych, the State Budget for 2012 was adopted with a record funding for the national cinema - 176 million UHR, which is one third higher than the Budget of 2011. In 2012, 37 films were selected for production, 9 of which are the debut. 30 projects have already been funded. In addition, in 2011 for the first time in the history of Ukraine, transparent competitions for the funding of locally produced short films were conducted.
- In 2011, the politician stated the necessity to introduce certification of highway dividers in Ukraine. The Deputy’s proposal on this relevant initiative was sent to the state motorways agency. The first result of the work in this direction has been a nationwide monitoring of the old highway dividers on Ukrainian roads.
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