5.3 million UAH of fines for violating the procedure for selling excisable products was accrued according to the results of 234 actual audits of business entities conducted by the tax specialists during January – July 2020. This was reported by Main Directorate of the STS in Ivano-Frankivsk region.
Specifically, amount of fines for the retail and wholesale of fuel without a license amounted 1.5 million UAH; for sale of alcohol beverages at prices lower than the established minimum wholesale or retail prices –0.35 million UAH; for storage of alcohol beverages and tobacco products in places not included in the Unified State Register of storage places and their sale by unmarked excise tax stamps – 1.2 million UAH; for sale of alcohol, low-alcohol beverages and tobacco products to individuals under 18 years of age – 0.2 million UAH.
Also, based on the audit results, tax specialists revoked 30 licenses for the sale of alcohol beverages and tobacco products for the sale of alcohol beverages and tobacco products to minors.
For reference: as of the 1st of August 2020, business entities operating in our region have acquired 5771 licenses, including:
2997 on the retail sale of alcohol beverages;
2335 on the retail sale of tobacco products;
52 licenses for the retail sale of fuel;
387 licenses for the fuel storage.