The Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Verkhovna Rada, Danylo Hetmantsev, reported that revenues from the gambling business to the state budget in the first half of 2025 increased by only 14,7% compared to the previous period, and in June they significantly «went into the red.»
The Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Verkhovna Rada, Danylo Hetmantsev, reported that revenues from the gambling business to the state budget in the first half of 2025 increased by only 14,7% compared to the previous period, and in June they significantly «went into the red.»
The MP reported this in his Telegram.
«Disappointing indicators of the gambling business In the first half of 2025, revenues from the gambling business amounted to UAH 9.6 billion. The growth compared to last year was only 14,7% (by UAH 1.2 billion). For comparison: in 2024, the increase was +5.4 billion UAH», — wrote Danylo Hetmantsev.
According to him, according to the results of June 2025, tax payments from the gambling business «fell» by 37,9%, and amounted to UAH 401 million less. He added that revenues through PROs also decreased — by UAH 434 million compared to the previous month.
«The numbers speak for themselves. Decisive steps are needed for de-shadowing and real control», — says Hetmantsev.
In May of this year, he also warned that April revenues to the budget from the gambling business had significantly decreased. Hetmantsev indicated that the industry paid UAH 0.7 billion — UAH 0.4 billion less than in April 2024 (−31.7%).
It was previously reported that in the first quarter of 2025, the gambling business paid a record amount of taxes. UAH 5.4 billion was received by the budget, which is 20,4% more than in the same period in 2024.
