Starting September 1st, Ukrainians who have accumulated assets, but failed to pay taxes on them, can declare them voluntarily, pay a one-time fee and avoid punishment for tax evasion. For this one-year amnesty, the fee schedule is: 2.5% for government bonds, 5% for assets in Ukraine and 9% for assets held abroad. Goesta Ljungman, the IMF’s outgoing resident representative in Ukraine, told Interfax-Ukraine before the vote: “Tax amnesties often hurt tax collection in the long run because they discourage people from paying their future taxes by making them think there will be yet another future amnesty.”