OREANDA-NEWS. November 28, 2011. Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine - Minister of Social Policy Sergiy Tigipko expects that representatives of big Ukrainian businesses support the introduction of additional taxes for wealthy people, including wealth tax. He said this in interview to Focus magazine.

"I wait their initiative" - Sergiy Tigipko noted. In his view, the introduction of wealth tax on the initiative of rich man was the pre-crisis trend in Europe. He noted that, particularly in France 16 billionaires initiated to raise taxes for them, "so they can quietly watch people in the eye during a crisis"

"It is a correct approach, which I expect" - vice Prime Minister said.

Recall that on the web-site of the Ministry of Social Policy continued public discussion of draft laws on taxation of luxury goods and luxury property and financial transaction with offshore zones. Revenues from these taxes will be sent on pensions.