Tourists have brought Transcarpathia 877,000 UAH

During the first half of 2016, local budgets of Transcarpathian region received 877,000 UAH of tourist tax. This amount increased by 311,000 UAH in comparison with the same period in the last year.

It should be noted that in terms of districts, the leader is Svalyava district – 200,000 UAH, followed by: Uzhgorod district – 160,000 UAH; Beregovo district – 115,000 UAH and Volovets district – 62,000 UAH. In Mukachevo, Khust, Vynogradiv Mizhhirya districts, tourist tax revenues amounted to 60.000 UAH each. 

Representatives of the Main Office of the SFS in Transcarpathian region stress that Transcarpathia has a great tourism potential and is an attractive region for investors. It is imperative that funds already received and to be received are used by local councils for the development of individual settlements and the region as a whole. Because developed infrastructure and various attractions will not only increase the flow of tourists, but also contribute to the growth of revenues to the budgets of local communities.

Recall that the current legislation clearly defines range of tourist tax payers and its limit. According to Art. 268 of the Tax Code, payers of the tourist tax are citizens of Ukraine, foreigners and stateless persons who arrive on the territory of the administrative-territorial unit, where, by the decision of village, town and city council, the tourist tax is set, and receive temporary accommodation services with the obligation leave the accommodation within a specified period.

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