The State Tax Administration published the list of the largest companies which payments in the first half of 2012 amounted to almost half of taxes gathered in Mykolayiv region. In January-August 2012 due to Mykolayiv taxpayers the state budget was replenished by UAH 1bln 758 mln that is by UAH 354 mln or by 25% more compared to the similar period of the previous year. The figures of the Ministry of Finance were fulfilled by 123%, additionally there were provided UAH 332 mln, mentions Head of the State Tax Administration Andriy Lavreshov in his interview to “Pivdenna Pravda” newspaper. According to the Tax Administration information, almost half the specified amount of dues paid to the state budget was provided by nine Mykolayiv companies, namely “Zorya-Mashproekt” (UAH 243 mln), “Delta-Pilot” (UAH 218 mln), “Sandora” (UAH 102 mln), “Pivdenno-Ukrayins’ka AES” (UAH 57 mln), “NIBULON” (UAH 55.5 mln), “Mykolayivoblenergo” (UAH 50 mln), “MMTP” (UAH 45.2 mln ), “Pervomays’kyy molochno-konservnyy kombinat” (UAH 12.3 mln), “ZANGAS-NGS” (UAH 9 mln). Totally, for 8 months of the current year the given companies have paid UAH 792 mln or 45% of the amount of dues to the state budget. According to “Pivdenna Pravda” newspaper.