998 COMPANIES TRANSFER AMD 11.18BLN OF MANDATORY SOCIAL INSURANCE TO ARMENIAN
STATE BUDGET

ARKA News Agency, Armenia
Aug 4 2006

YEREVAN, August 4. /ARKA/. Since January 2006, 998 Armenian companies
transferred a total of AMD 11.18bln to the state budget, the Armenian
State Tax Service reported.

The leading companies are the Electric Networks of Armenia – AMD
533.5mln, and then follow ArmenTel Telecommunication Company – AMD
350mln, and also ArmRosgasprom and the Zangezur copper and molybdenum
plant – 235mln each.

Besides this, among these companies are International Airports –
Armenia -AMD 81.5mln, Yerevan Brandy Factory – AMD 54mln, RUSAL-ArmenAl
– AMD 53.8mln, Armavia air company – AMD 53.1mln, Synopsys-Armenia –
AMD 41.1mln. ($1 – AMD 417.77). R.O. –0–