KIEV, Sept. 26 ??“ The state's debt on value-added tax (VAT) reimbursement to Lukor and KarpatNaftoKhim Ltd. (both based in Kalush in Ivano-Frankivsk region) could grow to UAH90 million by the end of September, according to Rostyslav Kulyk, Lukor's chief accountant.

"The total sum of VAT that has not been reimbursed is growing. In June it was UAH71.3 million, and on Sept. 1, it grew to UAH86.7 million, and by the end of the month it would reach over UAH90 million," Kulyk said.