The amount of tourist tax paid in January-July 2025 amounted to UAH 178 million, which is UAH 46.9 million, or 35.7% more than in the same period of 2024, according to the website of the State Tax Service (STS) of Ukraine.
According to a statement on the agency’s website on Tuesday, the leaders among the regions of Ukraine remain Kyiv (UAH 42.5 million to the local budget), Lviv (UAH 33.2 million), Ivano-Frankivsk (UAH 26.1 million), and Zakarpattia (UAH 15.3 million).
The STS reminded that the tourist tax is paid by citizens of Ukraine, foreigners, and stateless persons as an advance payment to tax agents before temporary accommodation in places of residence. Persons and children with disabilities, persons accompanying persons with disabilities of group I or children with disabilities, as well as veterans, are not subject to the tax. The list of tax agents that collect tourist tax is posted on local council websites.
