Hetmanets drives his mother's luxury SUV

Daniil Hetmanets, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy, has come under scrutiny following the publication of his asset declaration. The document indicates that in January 2024, the MP became the owner of an elite Toyota Land Cruiser 200 SUV. However, the vehicle is formally registered in his mother's name.

Another detail is equally noteworthy: with a declared income of 859,000 hryvnia (parliamentary salary), 131,000 (income from Shevchenko Kyiv National University) and 4,200 hryvnia from securities, the Hetmanets family somehow managed to afford the rental of a 142-square-metre apartment in France.

Official income and actual standard of living

Formally, the MP does not own either a luxury car or European real estate. However, such asset distribution has long become a classic scheme among Ukrainian officials, where expensive property is registered in the names of relatives to avoid awkward questions.

At the same time, Hetmanets is known as one of the main advocates for tax transparency, actively campaigning for strict control over the income of citizens and businesses. The question is only how transparent his own financial reporting remains.

Based on materials from Podslushano v gemble