Alcohol, tobacco and fuel: licenses brought Mykolaiv region’s budgets 38 million

Local budgets in the Mykolaiv region received 38 million hryvnias in January–October 2026 from entrepreneurs’ payments for licenses to produce and sell alcohol, tobacco products, and fuel.

The regional office of the State Tax Service said on mk.tax.gov.ua that, compared with the same period last year, these receipts increased by 5.8 million hryvnias, or 17.9%.

For violating trading regulations, tax officials revoked 1,891 licenses. At the same time, entrepreneurs in the region were issued 1,996 licenses during the reporting period. Their breakdown by type of activity is as follows:

• 1,586 — for retail sales of alcohol, tobacco products, and e-cigarette liquids;
• 361 — for fuel storage;
• 32 — for retail sales of fuel;
• 14 — for wholesale sales of fuel;
• 3 — for wholesale sales of alcohol, tobacco products, and e-cigarette liquids.

During the same period, businesses in the Mykolaiv region also received 954.4 million hryvnias in value-added tax refunds from the state budget.

We have previously reported:

• Mykolaiv region: licenses for alcohol, tobacco, and fuel brought in UAH 18.2 million
• More than 700 bottles of illegal alcohol found in the Mykolaiv region: business faces a fine of over half a million
• Illegal gas station uncovered in the Mykolaiv region
• More than UAH 26 million in excise tax revenue added to local budgets in the Mykolaiv region
• To obtain a license to sell alcohol and cigarettes at retail, contact the Service Center