175.5 million UAH was additionally accrued for violations in the production and turnover of ethyl alcohol, alcoholic beverages and tobacco products

Press service of the State Tax Service of Ukraine, published 14 May 2021 at 14:05 Chapter: News

Units of the Excisable product control department of the STS conducted 1528 actual audits of business entities involved in the production and turnover of ethyl alcohol, alcoholic beverages and tobacco products during the first quarter of 2021. Audit results revealed legislative violations with further application of financial sanctions and additional accrual of the excise tax in the amount of 175.5 million UAH.

Financial sanctions totaling 68.4 million UAH were applied to business entities for unlicensed activities in the production and turnover of ethyl alcohol, alcoholic beverages and tobacco products.

Financial sanctions totaling 73.8 million UAH were applied to taxpayers who carried out production, sale and storage of the counterfeit alcoholic beverages and tobacco products without the excise tax stamps or with counterfeit ones.

Financial sanctions totaling 2.8 million UAH were applied to business entities that sold alcoholic beverages at prices lower than the established minimum wholesale or retail prices, as well as tobacco products at prices higher than the maximum retail prices for such products.

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