14 COMMERCIAL BANKS OF ARMENIA ENTERED LIST OF COUNTRY’S 300 TAX PAYERS IN FIRST HALF YEAR, 2008
ArmInfo
2008-07-25 15:01:00
Upon the results of the first half year, 2008, 14 commercial banks
of Armenia entered the list of 300 biggest tax-payers of the country.
By the data of RA State Tax Service, Ardshininvestbank has become the
first in this list by the size of the paid taxes over the first half
year, 2008.
The bank took the 19th place among the first hundred tax payers having
paid total of 1.414 bln drams, 1.355 bln drams of which are profit
tax and income tax. It is followed by ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank:
it took the 24th place among the first hundred tax payers having
paid 1.329 bln drams, 1.307 bln drams of which – profit tax and
income tax. "HSBC Bank Armenia" replenished the state budget over
the first half year by 1.196 bln drams, including 1.057 bln drams –
profit tax and income tax, so, the bank took the 27th place. This
bank is followed by Armeconombank which took the 74th place having
paid 501.4 mln drams, 475.8 mln drams of which – profit tax and
income tax. ‘Converse Bank’ took the 87th place having replenished
the state budget by 391.7 mln drams, 378.4 mln drams of which –
profit tax and income tax. Armbusinessbank took the 98th place,
as the paid taxes in the first half year, 2008, made up 342.6 mln
drams, including 333.2 mln drams – profit tax and income tax. ‘VTB
Armenia’ Bank took the 116th place in the list of 300 biggest tax-
payers of Armenia having paid 298.3 mln drams to the state budget,
226.1 mln drams of which fell on the profit tax and income tax.
Unibank has occupied the 128-th place paying 278.3 mln drams to the
state budget, including 262.5 mln drams – profits tax and income
tax. INECOBANK has occupied the 146- th place in the list, having
paid 249.1 mln drams to the state budget, including 233.3 mln drams –
profits tax and income tax.
Bank Anelik has occupied the 193-th place having paid 178.8 mln
drams, including 171 mln – profits tax and income tax. ARARATBANK paid
138.3 mln drams to the state budget over the first half-year of 2008,
including 126.5 mln drams – profits tax and income tax, and occupied
the 246-th place in the list.
Armswissbank have occupied the 251-th place in the list, having paid
136.6 mln drams to the state budget, including 131.7 mln drams –
profits tax and income tax. Prometei bank occupied the 264 th place
having paid 130.5 drams taxes to the state budget, including 125
mln drams – profits tax and income tax. Armenian Development Bank
concludes that list occupying the 271 st place, having paid to the
state budget 125.2 mln drams taxes over the first half-year of 2008,
including 108.4 mln drams – profits tax and income tax.
To note, according to the results of 2007, seven Armenian banks
entered the list of the first 100 tax payers of Armenia, including
"HSBC Bank Armenia", ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank, Ardshininvestbank,
Armeconombank, bank ‘VTB Armenia’, INECOBANK and Unibank. At present
22 commercial banks function in Armenia.