In the first quarter of 2019 Ukraine International Airlines carried more than 1.5 million passengers, up by 8% YoY. During this period, UIA operated 13,600 flights with the load factor of 75%, which corresponded to the figures of 2018. At the same time, the punctuality rate of UIA during the first quarter increased and reached…
Ukraine’s State Fiscal Service (SFS) reimbursed UAH 45.4 billion worth of value added tax (VAT) in January-March, the SFS press service reported. “Compared to the relevant period of last year, the amount of compensation grew by 34.8%, or by UAH 11.7 billion. UAH 38 billion worth of VAT was returned to taxpayers in January-March 2018,”…
Ukraine-Turkey trade turnover increased by 28% YoY in January-February. Last year, Turkey was 6th largest importer of Ukrainian agri-food products. “In 2018, the trade turnover between the countries decreased by 3.9% YoY. However, in the first two months of this year, it totaled $356.6 million and grew by 28% due to an increase in exports…
Ukraine successfully tested the Neptun anti-ship missile defense system on April 5. President of Ukraine, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko took part in the tests of the latest Ukrainian cruise missile complex to defeat the marine and coastal targets. All components of the complex were produced at Ukrainian defense enterprises,…
Deputy Chairman of the State Fiscal Service (SFS) of Ukraine Yevhen Bambizov says the agency, due to the lack of effective mechanisms to influence debtors to recover tax debt that exceeds UAH 107 billion ($4 billion), insists on expanding its powers. “Tax debt accounts for 10% of the state budget revenue for the current year.…
In January-March, UAH 59.9 billion were transferred to local budgets, up by 17.6% YoY, according to the State Fiscal Service. The State Fiscal Service also noted that UAH 19.5 billion were transferred to local budgets in March, up by 8% or by UAH 1.5 billion YoY. Also, in January-March, tax and personal income tax contributions…
Ukraine has increased the export of berries almost 5-fold over the past four years: from 4.5 thousand tons to 23.5 thousand tons, the Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry’s press service reported. “Ukrainian fresh berries are exported to Belarus, Poland, Moldova, the UK and the Netherlands. The EU countries have become the largest consumers of frozen…