Odessa, 12 JANUARY 2017, CONTEXT-Prichernomorie — In 2016 the major tax payers in Odessa, Mykolayiv and Kherson regions, including Odessa Office of large taxpayers of the SFS paid to the State budget 8.7 billion UAH of taxes, the correspondent of IA «Context-Prichernomorie» reports.

It was reported to the agency today, January 12, in the Odessa Office SFS.

Head of GFS unit Victoria Talpa said: «In the past 2016, in State budget of Ukraine large taxpayers of Odessa, Mykolayiv and Kherson regions listed 8 billion 652 million UAH of taxes and fees, which is almost 8%, or 644 million UAH more revenue than 2015. Only in December 2016, large businesses in the South of Ukraine have paid 726 million UAH that 161 million UAH more than last year».

According to her, the main sources of state budget filling in 2016 were as follows: the value added tax — 4 billion UAH (or 46% of total revenues, including in December — 348 mln.); the profit tax of the enterprises —2 billion UAH (23% of the total amount, including in December –178 mln. UAH); part of the profits (dividends) — 1.2 billion UAH (14% of the total amount, including in December — 5 mln. UAH); excise tax —1 billion UAH (11.5% of the total amount, including in December — 141 mln. UAH); the fee for the use of radio frequency resource — 132 million UAH (including in December —11 mln. UAH); military collection — 122 mln. UAH (including in December — 13 mln. UAH).

In comparison with the previous year revenue growth achieved by the vast majority of taxes and fees.

Leaders to fill the state Treasury at the end of 2016 became the SE «Sea commercial port «Yuzhny», SE «Odessa commercial sea port», SE «Sea trade port «Chernomorsk», LTD «Tedis Ukraine», LLC «PTK Shabo», JSC «Odessa Portside Plant», PJSC «Odesaoblenergo», Corporation «Soyuz», «HPC Ukraine», PJSC «Odessa cognac plant», DP «Stevedoring company «Olvia», PJSC «House of vintage cognacs «TAVRIA». The share of revenues from these enterprises accounted for nearly 50%.