The new head of the Main Department of the State Tax Service in Ivano-Frankivsk region, Viktor Yatsyshyn, who returned to his post after a 10-year lustration pause, demonstrates a luxurious lifestyle that significantly exceeds his official income. As the StopKor team has established, his financial fortune and the assets of his subordinates call into question the integrity of the region's tax system.
Yatsishyn earns only UAH 27,000 per month, but the state pays him a pension of over UAH 50,000 per month. His family holds over UAH 6.8 million in cash, including $120,000, €40,000, and UAH 700,000. The Yatsishyns own a 385-square-meter house, two apartments, a plot of land, a commercial building, and six cars, most of which are registered to his wife and other relatives.
The situation is no better for Yatsyshin's subordinate, Vasyl Makulovich, head of the Excise Goods Control Department. He declared a Honda Accord at an undervalued price, hid part of his residential property, and holds significant amounts of cash: $40,000, €22,000, and UAH 90,000. The Makulovich couple also own real estate and land plots that are not reflected in the declaration.
The StopKor team has sent requests to the National Anti-Corruption Commission, the State Tax Service of Ukraine, the State Anti-Corruption Service, and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau to verify the accuracy of the declarations and the source of wealth. The question arises: can officials who control taxes and financial discipline act transparently if their own financial practices remain outside the control system?
The situation demonstrates serious risks to citizens' trust in the tax service and state institutions in general, as the declared modesty does not correspond to the actual standard of living of the leadership.
