Lesya Karnaukh: More than a third of all tax revenues in the first half of the year were provided by the processing industry and trade

Press service of the State Tax Service of Ukraine, published 17 July 2025 at 12:55 Chapter: News

More than a third of all taxes, levies and payments to the country’s Consolidated budget in the first half of the year were provided by the two industries – processing industry and trade. This was informed by acting Head of the State Tax Service Lesya Karnaukh on the Facebook page.

Top 4 taxpayers by industry in January – June 2025 are as follows: 

- Processing industry – 16.9%

- Whole and retail sales – 16.5%

- Public administration and defense – 11.7%

- Financial and insurance activities – 11.5%

“Processing industry and trade are not only leaders among the tax-paying industries. They also demonstrate dynamic growth compared to 2024” – she added. 

Dynamics by industries looks like this:

- Processing industry: +36.4% (+46.8 billion UAH)

- Trade and repair of transport: +30.6% (+40 billion UAH)

- State administration and defense: +30.3% (+28.2 billion UAH)

- Energy (electricity, gas, etc.): +36.5% (+17.2 billion UAH)

“Despite the challenges caused by russian aggression, economy is adapting and supporting the state. Behind these figures are specific things – support for the military, implementation of social programs and financial basis for the country’s survival. Ukrainian business in conditions of constant aggression demonstrates super-capabilities” – emphasized Lesya Karnaukh.