A scandal has erupted in the Kyiv region, involving significant losses to the state budget due to the actions of a territorial community official. Detectives from the Bureau of Economic Security have exposed the head of the financial department of one of the communities in the Bila Tserkva district, who, according to them, caused losses in the amount of over 93 million hryvnias due to improper performance of his official duties.
The investigation established that over UAH 93 million of "military" personal income tax had accumulated in the village council's accounts, which, according to current legislation, should have been directed to the state budget for defense needs, in particular, for the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine for the purchase of artillery systems and the State Special Communications Service for the implementation of measures to purchase special equipment.
The transfer of funds from the relevant local budget to the state budget was carried out by attracting a loan from a single treasury account.
The head of the village council's finance department knew about the need to repay the loan, but did not take any measures or issue a corresponding order.
Later, contrary to the law, the aforementioned funds were transferred to cover other community expenses. In particular, to purchase a complex of non-residential buildings and structures of a factory in the Kyiv region, the activities of which were terminated back in 2010. Also, the defendant directed part of the funds to deposit accounts of subordinated enterprises in the housing and communal services sector.
