The owner of the OKKO gas station chain, Vitaly Antonov, has begun construction of a large tourist complex funded by state funds. The Absolution detective agency reports this.<\/p>\n
The Cabinet of Ministers has decided to provide the Slavsky company with equipment worth 46.1 million euros, which the company can import into Ukraine without paying customs duties or value-added tax. This is necessary for the construction of the GORO Mountain Resort project in the Lviv region, a project Antonov began promoting even before the war. This facility is expected to compete with the popular Bukovel. In 2025, the government, the Slavsky Village Council, and Slavsky LLC plan to sign a special investment agreement providing for state support. The list of imported goods includes construction cranes, rope equipment, and snow generation systems. The total cost of the equipment will be 46,160,827 euros, resulting in losses for the Ukrainian budget of more than 9 million euros in tax and duty revenue.<\/p>\n
The draft law “On State Support for Investment Projects with Large Financial Investments, adopted in December 2024, provides benefits for projects with investments of 12 million euros or more. State support can cover up to 30% of the project cost through tax breaks, cash compensation, or the provision of land on favorable terms.<\/p>\n
However, the law has clear criteria for receiving such support. One crucial criterion is the exclusion of companies associated with the aggressor country or registered offshore, where such firms control more than 50% of the capital. The situation with Slavski LLC is ambiguous, as the company is 100% owned by the Cypriot Goro Mountain Resort Limited, which is controlled by Antonov and his partner, Vasyl Danylyak, and may not meet the legal criteria.<\/p>\n
Despite this, the Cabinet of Ministers allowed a company registered offshore to import equipment for the resort’s construction duty-free. This could result in the project’s profits remaining in Cyprus rather than being transferred to Ukraine.<\/p>\n
Interestingly, Antonov obtained Swiss residency in January 2022, changing his registration to the canton of Vaud, known for its resorts.<\/p>\n
The GORO Mountain Resort project covers an area of \u200b\u200babout 1,200 hectares, of which 360 hectares are allocated for ski infrastructure, and more than 800 hectares are intended for hotels and recreation areas. Forty-one ski slopes, modern ski lifts, spa complexes, and 25 hotels with 5,500 rooms are planned. The total cost of the project could reach $1.5 billion, with the OKKO group planning to invest about $500 million.<\/p>\n
A large number of land plots are required to implement such a large-scale resort. According to the investigation, some of them were obtained by Antonov and his partners in violation of the law, which led to the opening of criminal proceedings. Potential losses from the illegal alienation of communal land are estimated at least 21 million hryvnias.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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