Metinvest Group enterprises in Zaporizhzhia – Zaporizhstal, Zaporizhkoks, Zaporizhvognetryv and Metinvest Machinery – paid almost UAH 1.6 billion in taxes and fees to budgets of all levels in the first half of 2026.
The largest amounts of deductions are traditionally the single social contribution, personal income tax, environmental tax and military levy. Thus, a significant part of the taxes paid by enterprises is directly related to people’s work and the preservation of jobs in the region.
“Zaporizhstal is currently in extremely difficult conditions: enemy shelling led to a long-term shutdown of the enterprise. The recovery will not be easy and quick, but we already see an even greater challenge ahead: the blockade of the ports of Greater Odessa, which is not just hitting logistics and exports. The logistics crisis presents us with an undeniable fact: without the ability to produce and sell their products, Ukrainian metallurgy in particular and domestic exporters in general will not be able to fulfill their role as the country’s economic rear – to provide jobs, pay taxes, maintain foreign exchange earnings and finance the stability of the state in war conditions,” emphasizes Acting General Director of Zaporizhstal Taras Shevchenko.
Metinvest is the No. 1 taxpayer in the Zaporizhzhia region. In January-June, the company’s Zaporizhzhia enterprises sent over UAH 470 million to local budgets. For Zaporizhzhia, this is a contribution to the stability of the city and region, an opportunity to finance the work of critically important sectors and support the viability of the frontline community 20 kilometers from the line of combat contact. (Zaporizhstal)