Volyn peasants demand immediate steps from regional and central authorities to rectify the situation in agriculture. This is stated in the appeal of the assembly of agricultural producers of Volyn. Heads of the largest agrarian formations of the region came to Lutsk to discuss the most important problems of rural development together with the authorities, officials and deputies. This concerns primarily changes in the taxation of agricultural producers, which should be expected from January 1. After the relevant law comes into force, most farms will not fall under the so-called special regime of activity and will not pay a fixed tax, but will carry out activities on a general basis. Accordingly, they will buy fertilizers and fuel with 20 percent VAT, and will charge 10 percent of this tax on the grown products. Accordingly, say the authors of the Statement, farms will go bankrupt, and the peasants will not have their losses from the production of meat and milk covered by one-time pre-election pension supplements. In the tax sphere, there is another noose around the village's neck. This concerns the 13-percent tax on citizens' incomes, according to which income from the sale of meat or milk has become subject to taxation. The thing is that citizens who have received a state act on land will still pay income tax. Another problem that worries the peasants is the so-called government struggle against speculation on the meat market. Peasants of the region believe that the price problems are caused not so much by the actions of speculators as by the destructive policy of previous governments. The mass slaughter of livestock has contributed to the meat deficit. From purely local problems, the commodity producers single out the inability of the regional authorities to manage grain given on lease, as well as the untimely and incomplete provision of peasants with cheap fuel and the impossibility of prolonging loans issued to the village. By the way, as of October 1, Volyn peasants did not repay about 100 million hryvnias to banks on time. It should be noted that earlier the Standing Commission of the Regional Council on Rural Development demanded the dismissal of the head of the regional department of agriculture, Volodymyr Litvinchuk, and the peasant issue will dominate at the session of the regional council, which will take place this coming Saturday.