OREANDA-NEWS. December 12, 2011. 22.2 billion UAH have been attracted to the general fund of budget. This was stated by the Chairman of STS of Ukraine Olexandr Klymenko at a press conference.

"This is the largest amount in all the years of Ukraine's independence. Short-term forecasts were less optimistic than the received result. Such results were achieved thanks to our businessmen, who provided of economic growth by their hard work. And that is the most important, they did not try to hide the earnings, fairly having given to the state a due part," Olexandr Klymenko noted.

According to available data, to the Consolidated Budget of Ukraine, it was paid 30.3 billion UAH of payments, which are controlled by tax authorities, including to the state budget - 23.1 billion UAH and to local budgets - 7.2 billion UAH.

Overall, for 11 months of this year in Ukraine's budget, there were received 243.8 billion UAH payments. This is by 58 billion UAH more than last year. Of these, to the state budget - 177 billion UAH and local budgets - 67 billion UAH.

Collection of payments to the general fund of the state budget has exceeded a last year's figure in 1.5 times (+57.2 billion UAH) also has constituted 170.4 billion UAH.

The budgetary expenditures sheet of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine on fee of payments to the general fund of the state budget is fulfilled at 102.7 percents, it is in addition received 4.5 billion UAH.

According to the Head of tax department, such results it was possible to reach also at the expense of effective work of employees of the tax.

"Recently, quite efforts applied to improve the quality of taxpayer service. Tax experts have done everything to ensure that payment of taxes has become the procedure simple, convenient and no burdensome," Olexandr Klymenko underlined.