KIEV, Feb. 22 – The Ukrainian cabinet expects that in 2010 tax payments to the national budget will grow by 30%, according to the State Tax Administration of Ukraine (STAU).

"In 2010, tax bodies face difficult tasks... The payment collection target was preliminary set at UAH 150.6 billion, which is 1.3 times more than funds collected in 2009," the STAU stated.

The STAU said that in 2009 tax bodies collected UAH 111.587 billion for the budget.