Naftogaz paid UAH 136.5 bln of taxes and dividends to state budget in 2018
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Naftogaz group transferred UAH 136.5 billion of tax and dividend payments to the state budget in 2018, which is 27% more than in 2017, the press service of Naftogaz reports.
"According to operational data as of January 8, 2019, the total tax and dividend payments of Naftogaz Group to the state budget in 2018 amounted to UAH 136.5 billion. The assignment of Naftogaz group to the budget in 2018 exceeded the payments in 2017 by more than 27%," reads the report.

The total amount of payments includes, in particular, UAH 23.9 billion of income tax payments, UAH 37.4 billion of VAT payments, UAH 28.5 billion of rent payments, and UAH 29.5 billion in dividend payments.

Revenues from Naftogaz group accounted for about 15% of total state budget revenues in 2018.

As Ukrinform reported, NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine posted a net profit of UAH 16.7 billion over the first nine months of 2018, which is 5.8% less than in the corresponding period of the last year.