State Fiscal Service Deputy Head Likarchuk dismissed, - Minister Jaresko

The Cabinet of Ministers has granted the request to dismiss Deputy Head of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine, Head of the State Customs Kostiantyn Likarchuk.

This was announced by the Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko at a briefing in the Cabinet, Censor.NET reports citing UNIAN.

"The Cabinet has satisfied the request for dismissal," Jaresko said.

Earlier, the Head of the State Fiscal Service Roman Nasirov submitted a proposal to the government and the Ministry of Finance to dismiss his deputy Kostiantyn Likarchuk through allegations of corruption, who had previously spoken of Nasirov as involved in corruption himself.

In particular, Likarchuk accused Nasirov and administration of Kyiv customs of major reduction in payments to the state budget.