Makarenko: Ukraine lost more than $200 million in customs revenue
Budget of Ukraine lost in 2014 about 3, 193 billion hryvnia (about 210 million USD) customs revenue due to special operations in the Donets basin, said on Thursday the Deputy head of the State fiscal service Anatoliy Makarenko.
" Due to the position of Eastern region lost 3, 193 billion UAH ", - said Makarenko at the press conference. According to him, in November alone, the losses amounted to 93 million dollars. In January-November the Ukrainian customs transferred to the Budget 107, 93 billion UAH (over 7 billion dollars).
Ukraine is in a difficult political crisis, which affects its economy and the public sector. In fact, the country is on the verge of default. The government predicts a decrease of the country's GDP by 5% in 2014, in November the Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk did not exclude the falling rate of 7%. A similar level of decline is predicted and the national Bank of Ukraine.
The European Bank for restoration and development assumes that GDP will decline by 7%, Fitch - 5%. The authorities have a hope to save the economy through external borrowing.
Kyiv Authorities began in April in the East of Ukraine military operation against dissatisfied with the February coup d'etat in the region. According to the summary data of the United Nations, victims of the conflict were 4, 3 thousands of civilians, almost 10 thousand were injured.
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