Primarily, payment of the environmental tax is reasoned by the need to minimize negative impact from business activity on natural resources in Donetsk region and partial compensation for its reproduction which is extremely important for the region.
In addition, at present conservation of natural resource potential is very important for the country, first and foremost it is related to creation of effective mechanisms of environmental regulation, including the environmental tax.
Business entities of Donetsk region have transferred 1.2 billion UAH of the environmental tax to budgets of all levels over 2019. Leaders in payment of this tax are the business community of Mariinsky and Bakhmut districts who transferred almost 372 and 263 million UAH to the consolidated budget; Mariupol city took the third place with a contribution of 195 million UAH.
Main Directorate of the STS in Donetsk region reminds that in 2019 was introduced new procedure for accrual and distribution of revenues from the environmental tax, in particular regarding the carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere. The tax rate for these emissions has increased from 0.41 UAH per ton to 10 per ton UAH which became the another step towards greenhouse gas emission rates in the EU and provided additional 343 million f UAH for directing the tax on solving environmental problems of Donetsk region.