Real estate tax revenues increase by 16% to UAH 1.7 billion in January

In January 2026, the budget received more than UAH 1.7 billion in real estate tax, which is 16% more than in January last year.

This is stated in the report of the Tax Service, the Ukrainian News agency reports.

This year, more than 131,000 property owners contributed to the development of communities. The most active in paying were residents of the capital and large regions:

• Kyiv – UAH 382.1 million;
• Kyiv Region – UAH 166.7 million;
• Lviv Region – UAH 165.4 million;
• Dnipropetrovsk Region – UAH 164.9 million.

The tax is paid by owners of residential and non-residential real estate if the area of ​​the object exceeds the following norms:

• - Apartments: over 60 sq. m.
• - Houses: over 120 sq. m.
• - Various types of residential real estate (if both an apartment and a house are owned): over 180 sq. m.

As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, the tax is charged only on the area that exceeds the above limits.

The tax rate (up to 1.5% of the minimum wage per 1 square meter) is set by local authorities, so the amounts may vary in different communities.

Notifications of the need to pay the tax are sent by the State Tax Service.