OREANDA-NEWS  On 04 March was announced, that in February Ukrainian State Tax Administration exceeded the target of collecting taxes to the General fund of the State Budget. The Head of STA Serhii Buryak informed during a briefing at the Cabinet of Ministers.

“We have collected 7.808 bln hryvnyas, which is 102.6% or additional 197 mln hryvnyas to the plan,” he stressed.

Serhii Buryak informed in February the budget funds along main budget-forming taxes have been covered in full.

So, the previous month the plan of collection of value added tax had been fulfilled 108%, which is 2.7 bln hryvnyas (overfulfilment equals 210 mln hryvnyas). Income tax had brought 105% of the estimated sum and totaled 3.5 bln hryvnyas (overfulfilment equals 183 mln hryvnyas), while excise tax extra rates had brought additional 6% or 30 mln hryvnyas.

Serhii Buryak underlined, in February VAT has been reimbursed to the tune of 2.218 bln hryvnyas, which is by 170 mln more against February of last year.

According to the Head of STA, during February the local budgets have received 4.6 mln hryvnyas (4.3% growth or 191 mln hryvnyas) and in total January-February showings have demonstrated 106% of the plan.

As Serhii Buryak noted over January-February the plan of tax receipts to the General Fund of the State Budget has been fulfilled 103.9%: “We have added over 548 mln hryvnyas to the estimated showings of budget earnings”.