In the first quarter of 2026, tourist tax revenues amounted to UAH 82.2 million. This is 23.6%, or UAH 15.7 million more than in the same period last year. Then the figure was UAH 66.5 million.
The tourist tax was paid most actively in regions traditionally popular for recreation and business travel:
– Kyiv city – UAH 17.9 million;
– Lviv region – UAH 16.4 million;
– Ivano-Frankivsk region – UAH 12.3 million;
– Zakarpattia region – UAH 7.5 million.
The amount of the fee depends on the minimum wage as of January 1 of the current year. Local councils themselves set a specific percentage within the following limits:
– For domestic tourism: up to 0.5% of the minimum wage (up to 43.24 UAH per day).
– For inbound (foreign) tourism: up to 5% of the minimum wage (up to 432.35 UAH per day).
Funds from the tourist fee are directed exclusively to local budgets, which allows regions to improve infrastructure, provide social protection for citizens, finance education and medicine, and support defense and security. (State Tax Service)