The nine budget months were fruitful for the local self-government. Over the period of January to September 2017, the revenues of the general fund of local budgets in Ukraine totalled UAH 134.9 billion. This indicator comprises 79.8% of the target approved in the annual budget. In comparison with the same period of 2016, the revenues of local budgets increased by UAH 31.1 billion or by +30%.

It was reported so by Yanina Kaziuk, Financial Decentralisation Coordinator of the Central Office for Reforms at the Ministry of Regional Development (with the assistance of the U-LEAD Programme).

She emphasised that the rates of growth of revenues in the amalgamated territorial communities are higher than the average rate of growth of local budgets in Ukraine. The earned revenues of local budgets of the 366 amalgamated territorial communities have increased by 82.7% and totalled UAH 6.3 million (+ UAH 2.8 billion). And when calculated per resident, the average amount of influx of the earned revenues in the amalgamated territorial communities increased by UAH 906 and totalled UAH 2.0 thousand.

Inclusive of inter-budget transfers from the state budget, the revenues of the general fund of local budgets of the 366 amalgamated territorial communities totalled UAH 13.2 billion.

Yanina Kaziuk noted that the 207 ATCs which received 60% of the revenues to their local budgets from the personal income tax in 2017 have increased their own resources, in comparison with the same period in the previous year, almost by three times, up to UAH 3.3 billion (+ UAH 2.1 billion).

Whereas the rate of growth of the earned revenues of the 159 ATCs whose budgets received 60% of the paid personal income tax already in 2016 increased by additional 31.2% (+ UAH 702.5 million), which indicator is higher than average in Ukraine (the rate of growth of the earned revenues of local budgets of Ukraine is 29.9%).

The influx of own resources to all 366 amalgamated territorial communities over the period of January to September 2017, in comparison with the same period of 2016:

in total - UAH 6.3 billion (an increase of 82.7% or by UAH 2.8 billion), in particular:

personal income tax totalled UAH 3.6 billion (a three times increase or by UAH 2.4 billion);

land use fee totalled UAH 1.1 billion (an increase of 20.2% or by UAH 180 million);

flat-rate tax totalled UAH 862.4 million (an increase of 42.3% or by UAH 256.3 million);

excise tax totalled UAH 426.8 million (a decrease of 18.3% or by UAH 95.3 million);

immovable property tax totalled UAH 97.0 million (an increase of 69.5 % or by UAH 39.8 million).

Inclusive of transfers from the state budget, the revenues of the general fund of local budgets of the 366 amalgamated territorial communities totalled UAH 13.2 billion.

 

The influx of own resources to the local budgets of the 159 amalgamated territorial communities over the period of January to September 2017, in comparison with the same period of 2016:

in total  - UAH 3.0 billion (an increase of 31.2% or by UAH 702.5 million), in particular:

personal income tax totalled UAH 1.7 billion (an increase of 42.5%);

land tax totalled UAH 502.7 million (an increase of 17.8%);

excise tax totalled UAH 220.8 million (a decrease of 18.7%);

flat-rate tax totalled UAH 369.5 million (an increase of 43.6%).

immovable property tax totalled UAH 43.5 million (an increase of 65.1%).

 

The influx of own resources to the local budgets of the 207 amalgamated territorial communities over the period of January to September 2017, in comparison with the same period of 2016:

in total - UAH 3.3 billion (an increase by almost three times or by UAH 2.1 billion), in particular:

personal income tax totalled UAH 1.9 billion

land use fee totalled UAH 565.8 million (an increase of 22.5%);

excise tax totalled UAH 206 million (a decrease of 17.8%);

flat-rate tax totalled UAH 492.9 million (an increase of 41.3%).

immovable property tax totalled UAH 53.5 million (an increase of 73.2%).

Note. The information is provided with reference to official data of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine on the basis of achievement of local budget targets by the amalgamated territorial communities prior to and after their voluntary amalgamation and after the acquisition thereby of the right to direct inter-budgetary relations with the state budget