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18:39 26.02.2021
Fall in vodka production by 6.7% in 2020 amid rise in consumption indicates growth of illegal alcohol market – Fiscal Service 2 min read
The decrease in vodka production in 2020 by 6.7% compared to 2019, to 44.5 million liters (in terms of pure alcohol) with an increase in its consumption and alcohol production by 36%, to 9.3 million decaliters, indicates the growth of the illegal alcohol market, Head of the State Fiscal Service Vadym Melnyk has said at a meeting with business representatives.
According to him, in 2013-2020 production of vodka decreased by 2.5 times, alcohol - 2.8 times, and the excise tax on these products increased threefold.
Melnyk recalled that in order to combat illegal excisable goods, the service launched the Alcohol operation on February 1, 2021, during which law enforcement officers seized 226 tonnes of alcohol, 134 tonnes of alcoholic drinks, 547,000 packs of tobacco products and more than 8,000 excise du
Ukrainian news Ukrainian news State Audit Service Refuses To Provide Copy Of Audit Of Naftogaz Citing Secrecy Of Pre-Trial Investigation
State Audit Service Refuses To Provide Copy Of Audit Of Naftogaz Citing Secrecy Of Pre-Trial Investigation Даша Зубкова
The State Audit Service refused to provide a copy of the audit of the Naftogaz of Ukraine national joint-stock company, citing the secrecy of the pre-trial investigation.
This is stated in the response of the State Audit Service to the request of Ukrainian News Agency.
According to it, on December 16, 2019, Prime Minister Oleksii Honcharuk instructed the State Audit Service to audit the financial and economic activities of Naftogaz for the period from October 1, 2018 to December 31, 2019.
(MENAFN - UkrinForm) Verkhovna Rada Chairman Dmytro Razumkov has signed the law On the Bureau of Economic Security of Ukraine (No. 3087-d) and submitted it to the president for signature, the parliament s press service has reported.
The document stipulates that the Bureau of Economic Security will be established as a central executive government body to counteract offenses encroaching on the functioning of the state economy.
The law defines the tasks and powers of this body, control over its activities, legal status, duties and responsibilities of employees, as well as the basis of cooperation of the Bureau with other institutions, enterprises, and organizations.
Ex-head of Ukraine s State Food and Grain Corporation suspected of embezzlement - SBU 2 min read
Employees of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported suspicion to ex-head of the JSC State Food and Grain Corporation of Ukraine, a British citizen, who, according to preliminary data from the investigation, organized an illegal mechanism for embezzling state corporation funds. By his actions, the state has been inflicted material damage worth more than UAH 9 million, the SBU said on its website on Thursday.
At the same time, the special service didn t name the name of the ex-official.
At the same time, it is known that British citizen Simon Cherniavsky acted as head of the board of the State Food and Grain Corporation from December 2019 to April 2020, after which he refused to extend the employment contract with the state corporation. Prior to his appointment, he served as Director General of the Mriya Agro Holding.