Under the procedural guidance of the Mykolaiv Regional Prosecutor's Office, a pre-trial investigation is being conducted in a criminal proceeding regarding the intentional evasion of tax payments in a significant amount (Part 1 of Article 212 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

It has been established that an official of one of the enterprises in the Mykolaiv region, due to the understatement of the tax base when calculating the tax liability for value-added tax in 2023, did not pay the value-added tax within the time limits established by current legislation, which resulted in the budget not receiving nearly 4.6 million UAH in taxes.

During the pre-trial investigation, the damages have been fully compensated.

The pre-trial investigation is being conducted by investigators of the Investigative Department of the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Mykolaiv region. 

Note: according to Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent of committing a crime and cannot be subjected to criminal punishment until their guilt is proven in a lawful manner and established by a court verdict.