In December Metinvest enterprises did not receive VAT reimbursement in the amount of 1.5 billion UAH.
In particular, Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works has not received some 1 billion UAH. Because of that the employees are worrying about the delays in their salary payment.
According to Ukrmetallurgprom president Alexander Kalenkov, the State Tax Service has delayed the reimbursement of 80% of VAT to metal and mining enterprises in the amount of over 2 billion UAH. (Ukrainian metal)