Local budget of Transcarpathia has received more than UAH 5 million 460 thousand of vehicle tax

As of December 15, the amount of vehicle tax transferred to the local budget of Transcarpathian region since the beginning of 2015 is UAH 5 million 563 thousand. In particular, this year almost UAH 4 million 900 thousand of this tax was received from individuals owing more than 260 objects of taxation. Legal persons have paid to the budget more than UAH 567 thousand for 31 vehicles.

Recall that the vehicle tax was introduced with effect on January 1 this year. Since then, legal entities and citizens, that own passenger cars with a cylinder capacity of more than 3,000 cu. cm. and the period of use of less than 5 years from the date of the first registration, have been paying the said tax in amount of 25,000 UAH for each such vehicle.

Tax officers urge citizens not to wait for the last day of the deadline for payment and point out that under Article 267 of the Tax Code of Ukraine no exemptions from payment of vehicle tax are provided.