In 2024, the total tax payments made by the top ten fuel station networks, which account for 54% of fuel sales, more than doubled.

This information is reported by the specialized publication enkorr based on data from Sergey Kuyun, director of the consulting group "A-95".

"In 2024, total tax payments increased from UAH 4.7 billion to UAH 9.8 billion, an increase of UAH 5.1 billion, despite a 2.9% decrease in sales," he stated.

The expert clarified that this refers to VAT (excluding import VAT), profit tax, personal income tax, and unified social tax.

In particular, according to a study conducted by "A-95", VAT payments tripled, rising from UAH 1.4 billion to UAH 4.2 billion. This is partly explained by the end of the preferential rate of 7% in the first half of 2023. Meanwhile, the growth dynamics varied significantly across networks: from 8.92% in "BRSM" to 2.5 times in UPG and 3 times in KLO.

"Profit tax increased 1.5 times to UAH 2.2 billion. Again, growth ranged from 13% in OKKO to 2 times in WOG and UPG, and 7.5 times in Motto. KLO and Avantage 7 reported a decrease in profits," noted the head of "A-95".

Payroll taxes — personal income tax and unified social tax — grew by 85%, or UAH 1.6 billion, reaching UAH 3.4 billion. Meanwhile, the average official salary in the top 50 increased from UAH 11,853 to UAH 17,482 per month. The most significant salary growth was recorded in Avantage 7 and "BRSM".

According to Sergey Kuyun, the increase in tax payments occurred mainly due to pressure from the tax service, members of parliament, and the expert community.

"However, there remains a significant gap between the leaders and outsiders in tax payments in the fuel market, which indicates, firstly, losses for the 2024 budget and, secondly, the potential for increasing budget revenues this year," he noted.

Reminder:

Retail prices for gasoline, diesel, and autogas in Ukraine did not significantly decrease in February 2025.