Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatseniuk has announced that an official inquiry into State Fiscal Service officials has been launched.

"Ukraine's government suspends the State Fiscal Service leadership for the period of the official investigation," the Prime Minister said, during a meeting with the service on Tuesday.

The investigation specifically relates to service chief Ihor Bilous, his first deputy on tax policy issues Volodymyr Khomenko, and deputy Anatoliy Makarenko, who is responsible for the customs service.

Yatseniuk said the investigation had been launched after complaints were received from businesses on corruption in the service. "First half of the year [the service] worked as Ukrainians expected after Maidan, in the second half they worked as usual. I won't bear it," he said.

Yatseniuk said that the State Fiscal Service leadership still has a chance to improve its efficiency; otherwise the investigation will cover the entire structure of the service.