“Taxpayers of Odessa region paid more than 8.4 billion UAH of the personal income tax to the consolidated budget (including personal income tax on income in the form of interest 41.7 million UAH) during January – September 2020. Payments have increased by 437.5 million UAH or 5.5% comparing to the corresponding period in 2019”– stated Head of Main Directorate of the STS in Odessa region Julia Shadevska.
According to budget distribution, more than 2.1 billion UAH of the personal income tax was paid to the state budget. More than 6.3 billion UAH was paid to local treasuries, including the united territorial communities of Odessa region.
In turn, the payment of military levy has increased by 10.7% or 63.1 million UAH comparing to the corresponding period in 2019; in total during 9 months of 2020 the military levy was paid in the amount of more than 654.7 million UAH.
Head of Main Directorate of the STS in Odessa region emphasizes that the personal income tax is one of the main sources of filling the communities’ budgets, so the systemic measures taken by the STS specialists are aimed at legalizing labor relations and preventing payment of wages in the “envelopes”. After all, the basis of employee’s social security is the official conclusion of labor relations and payment of the employee’s amount of wages according to current legislation.
“Wages are one of the main economic categories that combine interests of employees, entrepreneurs and the state and do not indirectly affect the living standards of population. “Shadow” employment reduces budget revenues at all levels and hence the ability to finance government social programs” –stated Julia Shadevska.