Parking brings in more and more revenue: which regions have given the most money to their budgets

In the first four months of 2026, the parking fee brought UAH 73.5 million to local budgets, and this amount shows that the parking infrastructure is gradually coming out of the shadows. As the press service of the State Tax Service reports, compared to last year, revenues increased by 12.3%, because for the same period in 2025, communities received UAH 65.5 million.

For cities, these are funds that remain on the ground and can be used for landscaping, road infrastructure, maintenance of parking areas and arrangement of urban space. The parking fee is paid by parking lot operators: legal entities, their branches, offices, representative offices and individual entrepreneurs.

The Odesa region paid the most to the budget, where UAH 27.1 million in fees was received in January-April 2026. This result is associated with high car traffic, active urban traffic and a significant number of territories allocated for paid parking. For a region where large cities have a constant flow of traffic, properly designed parking lots become a significant source of income for communities.

Lviv region paid UAH 19.5 million, taking second place among the regions. In cities with dense historical buildings, tourist traffic and a limited amount of free space, parking has long ceased to be a secondary issue. Each officially designated site has fiscal significance, because operators pay a fee from the area used to accommodate cars.

Dnipropetrovsk region transferred UAH 16.7 million, which allowed it to enter the top three largest payers. For a region with large industrial cities, dense traffic, shopping areas and business districts, parking is part of daily urban logistics. The more legal operators operate in officially designated areas, the more funds local budgets receive.

Ivano-Frankivsk region paid UAH 3.8 million, which also became a notable indicator among the regions. For a city with an active tourist flow, a compact center and a constant shortage of parking spaces, parking regulation is of not only financial but also practical importance. Official sites allow communities to control the use of urban land and receive a stable income from it.

The 12.3% increase in the fee is explained by increased control, the development of cashless payment and more transparent work of parking operators. Where payment is transferred to a digital format, the space for unofficial settlements decreases, and communities receive more predictable revenues.

An important detail is that the fee payers are not drivers who leave their cars on the site, but legal entities, their branches and individual entrepreneurs who work as parking operators. They pay for the area allocated by the local council for parking vehicles.

The tax base is the area of ​​the land plot allocated for parking by the decision of the local council. It may also include the areas of communal garages, parking lots and parking lots built with local budget funds.

The rates are set by local councils, but they cannot exceed 0.075% of the minimum wage per 1 square meter of area. In 2026, the maximum amount is 6.49 UAH per 1 m².

The difference between 65.5 million UAH in 2025 and 73.5 million UAH in 2026 indicates a gradual regulation of the parking market. Communities benefit more when parking spaces are officially designated, operators are registered, spaces are accounted for, and payments are made through transparent mechanisms.

For a city, this means that even a simple parking space next to the road or a parking lot near a business district can work for the community budget if it is managed within the legal framework. That is why parking fees become one of the indicators of how much the city controls its own space and turns daily traffic flow into real revenues.