KYIV, Aug 2 – Ukraine’s budget revenue rose to UAH 447.63 billion in January through June, or up 10.3% compared with original forecast for the period, the State Treasury Service reported on Tuesday.

The authority said that revenue grew by UAH 146.33 billion or 48.6% year-over-year.

In July, revenue totaled UAH 52.73 billion compared to UAH 69.1 billion in June when Naftogaz Ukrainy paid dividends of UAH 13.3 billion. This is also lower than the May figure of UAH 65.98 billion and a record-breaking April figure of UAH 85.03 billion seen thanks to the arrival of UAH 29.7 billion from special confiscation and UAH 10 billion from the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU).