According to the Tax Code of Ukraine, a military levy has been introduced in Ukraine since August 2014, which is fully transferred to the state budget and used to increase the state’s defense capabilities.
Acting Head of Main Directorate of the STS in Mykolaiv region Dmytro Prokofiev stated that the taxpayers’ contribution of military levy to the state budget amounted to 365.3 million UAH during 10 months of 2020. This is 30 million UAH more than the last year’s revenues during the corresponding period.
“Given the situation in Ukraine, which is associated with threat of the COVID-19 spread, a positive dynamics of the military levy’s revenues from all sectors of regional economy indicates the integrity of taxpayers – employers who pay legal wages to employees and transfer military levy to the budget. Payment of the military levy ensures the defense capabilities of Ukrainian army and protection of the state border of Ukraine” – stated Dmytro Prokofiev.