KIEV, Aug. 20 – The second tranche of government domestic loan bonds to repay delayed value-added tax refunds (VAT bonds) will be issued to the tune of over UAH 13 billion in favor of over 300 companies, the State Tax Administration reported on Friday.

"More than 300 companies (state debt to whom is UAH 10 million and more each) will get government domestic loan bonds to the tune of over UAH 13 billion in total," reads the report.

The tax administration believes it appropriate to issue VAT bonds to the remaining overdue sum of delayed VAT refunds.