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Sewer repairs and landscaping: how Volyn spends its environmental tax
Sewer repairs and landscaping: how Volyn spends its environmental tax

One community doesn't even have an environmental protection program. Although its urban improvement program is not much different from "environmental" ones

The budget has received over 1.5 billion UAH in environmental taxes since the beginning of 2026
The budget has received over 1.5 billion UAH in environmental taxes since the beginning of 2026

The top spot in terms of revenue goes not to a region, but to a city

Kyiv-style environmental policy: billions spent on green spaces and beaches during the war
Kyiv-style environmental policy: billions spent on green spaces and beaches during the war

In the capital’s environmental well-being program, only one section is devoted to environmental protection measures

Garbage trucks, bypass roads, and landscaping: how the Kyiv region spends its environmental tax
Garbage trucks, bypass roads, and landscaping: how the Kyiv region spends its environmental tax

In an effort to "improve air quality," the city of Bila Tserkva has decided to build a bypass road at a cost of over 50 million hryvnias

Flower beds in parks and cleaning supplies for restrooms: what the eco-tax in the Ternopil region is used for
Flower beds in parks and cleaning supplies for restrooms: what the eco-tax in the Ternopil region is used for

In Ternopil, restoring lawns after the removal of small architectural forms is a matter of environmental protection, not urban beautification

No specifics, but flower beds and trash: how Lviv Oblast uses the eco-tax
No specifics, but flower beds and trash: how Lviv Oblast uses the eco-tax

For some reason, protecting the facades of historic buildings in Lviv from birds is considered an environmental protection measure

The "greenest" and most vague environmental programs: how Kirovohrad Oblast spends its environmental tax revenue
The "greenest" and most vague environmental programs: how Kirovohrad Oblast spends its environmental tax revenue

This is the most vague list of measures, though it still makes clear how the environmental tax is being spent on sewer systems and landscaping in residential areas

Frontline Zaporizhzhia directs eco-tax to dust removal and greening
Frontline Zaporizhzhia directs eco-tax to dust removal and greening

Measures to reduce emissions include replacing public transport and purchasing street vacuum cleaners

Eco-tax reform: how to combine decarbonization, the economy, and environmental protection
Eco-tax reform: how to combine decarbonization, the economy, and environmental protection

Without conceptual reform, any changes to the size of the eco-tax will have no impact on the state of the environment or the quality of our lives

How the funds from the eco-tax are used by communities in the Poltava region
How the funds from the eco-tax are used by communities in the Poltava region

Communities have a certain degree of freedom both in developing environmental programs and in using funds from the special environmental tax fund

For which types of pollution did businesses pay the most eco-tax?
For which types of pollution did businesses pay the most eco-tax?

The extractive industry, particularly the oil and gas and metallurgical industries, remains the leader in resource payments

Eco-tax in Odessa region: waste, sewage, electric car charging stations, and greenhouses
Eco-tax in Odessa region: waste, sewage, electric car charging stations, and greenhouses

In Chornomorsk, even the construction of dog walking areas is considered an environmental measure