A detectives of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine ensured the reimbursement of UAH 531 million of excise tax as part of the criminal proceedings on non-payment of taxes by officials of PJSC "Ukrtatnafta". The funds have already been transferred to the State Budget.
The investigation established that PJSC "Ukrtatnafta" produced and sold fuel through the gas station network without paying excise tax, although such tax was included in the price for consumers.
In order to get funds to the state budget as soon as possible, the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine offered the company to compensate the state for damages caused by one of the episodes of illegal activity. PJSC "Ukrtatnafta" transferred funds to the budget in several payments in the total amount of UAH 531 million.
As previously reported,ESBU and SSU exposed scheme of embezzlement of UAH 40 billion by former management of Ukrnafta and Ukrtatnafta As part of the investigation of the case, loud searches took place and the Case for 40 billion: ESBU reported the suspicion to the chief accountant of Ukrtatnafta in tax evasion in particularly large amounts to the former manager and chief accountant of the company.
Law enforcement officers continue active investigative actions within the framework of criminal proceedings, establish all the circumstances of illegal activities of the former managers of these companies, and document 10 episodes of criminal activity.
Pretrial investigation in criminal proceedings is carried out by detectives of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine under the procedural guidance of prosecutors of the Office of the Prosecutor General. The basis for entering information into the Unified Register of Pretrial Investigations was the SSU's materials on the fact of committing a criminal offense.
It will be recalled that recently of the ESBU ensured the transfer of titanium assets and property of a Russian oligarch worth 2 billion to the income of Ukraine.