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The head of Naftogaz says that the losses were formed not by violations in the company, but that the resulting debts will be covered by the budget.
The head of Naftogaz, Andrei Kobolev, calls the reasons for the losses identified during the audit the obligation to use international accounting standards, as well as special obligations to sell gas to the population. He said this on the air of the Pryamaya television channel.
“The first aspect is formal. What is said in these documents, which I have seen, and I am not sure which documents came to the possession of online journalists, that Naftogaz had no right to collect a reserve of doubtful debts.” an old story, it seems like it has been going on since 2016 – this is a dispute with many governments about whether we have the right or we don’t have the right, “he said.
Kobolev noted that companies like Naftogaz must use international accounting or financial reporting standards. “And these standards say that we must accumulate such reserves. When a company has such a reserve for the amount of this reserve, the company reduces its net profit. And, consequently, this affects dividends,” says the head of the NAK.
He called another aspect of the audit “informal, but essentially important,” that is, the special obligations to sell gas to the population.
“For this, the PSO owed us tens of billions of hryvnias. And we, as a conscientious company that complies with Ukrainian law, we count this reserve of doubtful debts.” of the state budget, “he said.
“And I think the real reason for all this noise is precisely our open position that, look colleagues, there were decisions in which we gave gas, but we did not pay for gas, and now we will have to calculate the budget for it. that this will be a government decision on behalf of the state of Ukraine. And this is the main and only reason for all this scandal, “Kobolyev summarized.
Earlier, information appeared in the media, according to which the audit showed deficiencies and violations in Naftogaz for 225 billion hryvnia, which led to direct losses of the company in the amount of more than 75 billion hryvnia.
The State Audit Service described the data published as false, but then the media allegedly published a document about the audit, but without a date, stamps and signature.
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