PJSC Ukrnafta will repay tax debts to the national budget of Ukraine after debts for gas, debtor indebtedness to the company are repaid.

Company CEO Mark Rollins told Interfax-Ukraine that he expressed the corresponding position at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk in Kyiv.

"I did not refuse to pay tax debts, but the company now has no money. Have you seen the price of oil today ?! Ukrnafta will be able to repay the debt if the debts for gas and debtor indebtedness are repaid to the company," he said.

At the same time, Rollins refuted media reports that he refuses to raise the issue of covering debtor indebtedness to Ukrnafta until gas debts are settled.

"No, I said [at the meeting] I will do everything possible to return debtor indebtedness to the balance sheets of Ukrnafta within the maturity term," the official said.