Detectives of the Territorial Department of the Economic Security Bureau in Chernivtsi region served a notice of suspicion to an official on the fact of tax evasion by a state-owned enterprise for UAH 2.3 million. The company compensated the losses in full.

The investigation established that one of the enterprises in Chernivtsi region engaged in the production of building materials received profits from business activities during 2022. However, during this period it did not pay a single contribution to the budget for obligatory state social insurance. As a result the budget lost UAH 2.3 million.

Upon detection of the criminal offense, analysts of the ESBU's Chernivtsi region department prepared a relevant analytical product.

Taking into account the evidence collected in the criminal proceedings, the company's chief accountant was served a notice of suspicion of committing a criminal offense under Part 1 of Art. 212-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (Evasion of payment of a single contribution to the obligatory state social insurance and insurance contributions to the obligatory state pension insurance).

During the pre-trial investigation of the criminal proceedings, the company's official voluntarily reimbursed the entire amount of damages caused to the state. UAH 2.3 million was transferred to the state budget.

The Chernivtsi region Prosecutor's Office is providing procedural supervision in the case.

As a reminder, detectives of the Territorial Department Economic Security Bureau in Kyiv have completed a pre-trial investigation into tax evasion by a state-owned enterprise for UAH 5.6 million.

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