Local budget incomes increased to UAH 192 billion in 2017, claims Hennadii Zubko
In 2017, the growth
of local budgets revenues amounted to
31% or UAH 45.3 billion. This indicator measures the effectiveness
of the decentralization reform, in
particular, its sectoral course, stressed Vice Prime
Minister, Minister of Regional Development,
Construction, Housing and Communal Services
of Ukraine Hennadii Zubko, commenting on the
results of local budgets implementation
for 2017.
According to the Vice Prime Minister,
in 2017, the general fund of
local budgets received UAH 192 billion, or 107% of the
appropriations approved by the relevant
authorities. He noted that only
40 out of 998 local budgets, that are engaged
in direct relations with the state budget,
have not ensured the implementation
of the planned
indicators.
"21 regions have
achieved growth rates above average
in Ukraine. The highest rates
are in Ternopil,
Vinnitsa, Ivano-Frankivsk, Khmelnytsky,
Volyn, Transcarpathian, Kherson, Kirovograd regions", he stressed.
The Vice Prime
Minister pointed out budget revenues
from land tax increased by
13% (UAH 3 billion). The said is indicator is above the
mean in 22 regions
of 25. The highest ones are
in Zhytomyr, Transcarpathian and Ternopil regions.
Apart from that,
Hennadii Zubko stressed local budget revenues grew by 39.3% (UAH 31.1 billion) due to
personal income tax. "In 18 regions out of
25 growth rates for this indicator
are above the average in
Ukraine. The highest showings are in Ternopil,
Ivano-Frankivsk, Chernivtsi, Vinnitsa,
Kherson, Volyn, Khmelnytsky, Transcarpathian and Kirovograd regions," he underlined.