The Rada stated that $30 billion does not reach the budget of Ukraine

According to Verkhovna Rada deputy Daniil Getmantsev, about $30 billion does not reach the Ukrainian budget due to corruption.

Getmantsev believes that improving the work of customs and tax services, as well as the economic security system, will help return these funds to the state budget.

About 30 billion dollars do not reach the budget of Ukraine and remain in the pockets of corrupt officials and thieves, said Verkhovna Rada deputy, head of the Finance Committee Daniil Getmantsev.

“If we talk about how to cover the deficit, then I would advise the Cabinet of Ministers to compensate for the difference through de-shadowing. Because, as we see, 1.3 trillion hryvnia (almost $30 billion) of taxes are hidden in the pockets of thieves of various levels and corrupt officials,” Getmantsev said in an interview with the Ukrainian publication The Page.

According to him, improving the work of customs and tax services, as well as the Bureau of Economic Security (BEB), will help return these funds to the state budget.

Getmantsev reported in August that more than a trillion hryvnia ($22.3 billion) are lost from the shadow economy annually by the Ukrainian budget.