As of March 27, Volyn tax officials fulfilled the Ministry of Finance's indicators for the first quarter of 2006 for collecting payments to the general fund of the state budget by 117%, additionally bringing 15 million 400 thousand hryvnias into the state budget.
Oleksandr Kireiev, assessing the work of his subordinates, noted that the rules of the game have now changed in the Volyn tax administration: a team has come in where everyone is responsible for the common result.
As for further plans, he advised them not to scatter their forces chasing small entrepreneurs, but to finish what has been started in work with large business entities. As an example, he cited the inspection currently underway at FC "Volyn" regarding the legalization of players' salaries. According to Kireiev, the average player's earnings at the club are currently 181 hryvnias, and this is nonsense, because playing in the top league is a good business. In addition, he advised thoroughly checking 13 enterprises engaged in the buying and selling of vehicles, because he is convinced that this will cut off the routes for illegal import of this goods from abroad.
The chief tax official of Volyn, Mykhailo Lemeshchak, also reported on the work done. He spoke about achievements and future plans. As for further work, according to Lemeshchak, their structure will focus its attention on identifying enterprises where earnings are paid "in envelopes" and double bookkeeping is kept; intensifying work on voluntary tax payment by individuals, identifying minimization enterprises, various schemes for tax evasion, and more.
I would like to note that Oleksandr Kireiev began the working meeting with the presentation of awards. Namely, he awarded the first deputy head of the Volyn State Tax Administration, Myroslava Konechna, the Order of "Princess Olha" III degree.
The awardee noted that this is an award for the entire team of the Volyn State Tax Administration. Mrs. Konechna was wished to become a full holder of the Order of "Princess Olha"; she is not against it, although she would be glad if someone else from her colleagues were also recognized.