Funds for the budget: who pays the most
24 February 16:07
In January 2025, the largest tax revenues were provided by enterprises of wholesale and retail trade and processing industry. This was reported in the State Tax Service, informs "Komersant Ukrainian".
The consolidated budget of Ukraine in January this year most appreciably replenished:
– wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles – 20.6% of the total;
– processing industry – 16%;
– public administration and defense; compulsory social insurance – 12.9 %;
– information and telecommunications – 5.4%.
The best dynamics of tax revenue growth in January 2025 – compared to the same period last year – was demonstrated by the following industries:
– wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles – an increase of 32.6%, or plus UAH 6.9 billion;
– public administration and defense; compulsory social insurance – by 57.8%, or plus UAH 6.4 bln;
– processing industry – by 31.4%, or plus UAH 5.2 billion;
– professional, scientific and technical activities – by 54.6%, or plus UAH 2.3 billion.
Gambling business breaks records of budget revenues
In January 2025, the budget received 735.63 million UAH of tax payments from gambling business entities, which is 74.2% more than in the same period of 2024, and 134 times higher than in January 2021 (5.5 million UAH). This was reported by the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Committee on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy Daniil Getmantsev.
According to him, the gambling market is gradually turning into a transparent and regulated sector of the economy, and the enhanced control over gambling payers contributes to the detenization of the industry and filling the budget.
Tax and customs services overfulfilled the plan in January
According to the operational data of the State Treasury Service, in January 2025 the general fund of the state budget received 128.2 billion hryvnias. This was reported in the Ministry of Finance.
Among the payments, the collection of which is controlled by tax and customs authorities, the main receipts were received at the expense of:
uAH 37.5 billion – value added tax on goods produced in Ukraine (collected UAH 53 billion, reimbursed – UAH 15.5 billion);
uAH 36.6 billion – value added tax on goods imported into the customs territory of Ukraine;
uAH 24.1 billion – personal income tax and military levy;
uAH 15.9 billion – excise tax;
uAH 4.2 billion – import and export duties;
uAH 2.3 billion – corporate income tax;
uAH 2 billion – rent payment for subsoil use.
At the same time, the fulfillment of the monthly revenue schedule by the State Tax Service amounted to 114.8% (plus UAH 9.8 billion), by the State Customs Service – 100.8% (plus UAH 0.4 billion).
In general, according to the results of January 2025, the general and special funds of the state budget received 282.8 billion UAH of taxes, fees and other payments. Cash expenditures of the state budget amounted to UAH 352.9 billion, including the general fund – UAH 213.3 billion.
Receipts of ERUs to the pension and social insurance funds in January 2025 amounted to UAH 46.1 billion.
