Zaporizhia enterprises of the mining and metallurgical group Metinvest – Zaporizhstal, Zaporizhogneupor, Zaporizhkox, and Zaporizhzhya Foundry and Mechanical Plant (ZLMP) – increased their transfers to budgets of all levels by 20% in January-June this year compared to the same period last year, totaling almost UAH 1.7 billion in taxes and fees.
According to a press release issued by the group on Wednesday, Metinvest Group companies also remain among the largest taxpayers in Zaporizhia. Tax revenues to local budgets for the first half of 2025 amounted to over UAH 543 million, which is 10% higher than in the first six months of 2024.
In the structure of taxes and fees for this period, the largest in terms of volume were single income tax and single social contribution payments. It should be noted that in April 2025, Metinvest raised salaries for employees of production and service enterprises, including in Zaporizhia, by up to 20%.
A significant share of deductions also falls on environmental and land taxes, as well as military levies.
Taking into account associated companies and joint ventures, Metinvest Group paid UAH 9.3 billion in taxes and fees to budgets of all levels in Ukraine in the first half of 2025.
Zaporizhstal is a joint venture of the Metinvest Group, whose main shareholders are System Capital Management (71.24%) and Smart Steel Limited (23.76%). Metinvest Holding LLC is the managing company of the Metinvest Group.