National oil and gas holding Naftogaz of Ukraine paid UAH 94.6 billion, or US$3.6 billion, in taxes to the national budget in the 10 months of 2017, according to the company's press service.
"This is about 15% of the total budget revenue in the 10 months of 2017," the press service wrote on Facebook.
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UNIAN memo. NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine is the largest state-run vertically integrated oil and gas holding whose subsidiaries account for about 90% of oil and gas production in Ukraine. Naftogaz develops oil and gas fields, produces crude oil and natural gas. Its core business is also transportation and trade in fuel through its own network of filling stations.