The most critical situation with payments for centralized heating and water supplies is observed in Kyiv's Shevchenkivsky and Desniansky districts.
Ukraine's largest oil producer, Ukrnafta, fully met its current tax obligations, having paid UAH 10.5 billion (US$367.5 million) in taxes in 2017, which was 30% up on 2016, according to the company's press service.
Ukrainian regional gas companies in 2017 doubled to UAH 20.4 billion (US$714.8 million) their debts for purchased natural gas before the national oil and gas holding Naftogaz of Ukraine, according to the holding's press service.
Two unidentified men opened fire on a car of FC Dynamo Kyiv football player Denys Harmash in the city of Kyiv on Tuesday, December 5, reportedly because of gambling debts, according to the online newspaper INSIDER, referring to its source in law enforcement agencies.
On November 6, the Luhansk energy association is going to de-energize the Petrivska pumping station (water intake) of the Popasna water service company, which supplies water to residents in uncontrolled areas in Luhansk region, and in particular, the Russian-occupied city of Luhansk, according to the Ukrainian news outlet Cenzor.net.
Investigative journalists from the Groshi TV program have tried to determine the biggest VIP debtors, the country's politicians, who have not paid for utilities on time.
Ukrainian banks' debts to the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) related to refinancing loans reduced by 1.4% as of August 2017, to UAH 64.496 billion.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman says that Ukraine spends over UAH 100 billion, or US$3.85 billion, which is 4% of GDP, every year on servicing of its foreign debt.
Ukrainian households' debts for gas supplies almost doubled in May 2017, to UAH 11.3 billion (US$434 million) from April 2017, according to Ukraine's State Statistics Service.
Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers in June will submit to the parliament a bill on the amendments to the 2017 budget, providing for the redistribution of UAH 15 billion for the repayment of debts on benefits and subsidies to district-level central heating providers for housing and utilities services consumed by the households, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said during a Q&A hour in the Verkhovna Rada.
Ukraine's largest oil producer, Ukrnafta, has sent a new financial recovery plan to the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine (SFS) for approval, according to which it will service current tax liabilities while payments for overdue tax debts estimated at over UAH 13 billion, or about US$493 million, will be subject to three-year restructuring, according to the company's press service.