CUSTOMS DUTY REVENUES OF RA STATE BUDGET GROW BY 20.6% IN JANUARY-APRIL 2007 ON SAME PERIOD OF LAST YEAR
Noyan Tapan
Jun 01 2007
YEREVAN, JUNE 1, NOYAN TAPAN. In January-April 2007, customs duty
revenues of the RA state budget made 6.2 bln drams (over 22.3 mln USD),
exceeding the index of the same period of last year by 20.6% or 1.1
bln drams, which is due to an increase of commodity imports to Armenia.
According to the RA Ministry of Finance and Economy, the total amount
of fixed payments for certian types of activities made 5.2 bln drams
in January-April 2007, which made up 4.1% of tax revenues of the RA
state budge. Fixed payment revenues grew by 18.5% or 807.5 mln drams
on the same period of last year, which is mainly due to an increase in
payments charged for organization of lotteries, gas filling stations,
trade points, as well as payments from transport activity.
In the period under review, the state budgetary revenues from
simplified tax amounted to 2.9 bln drams, growing by 23.5% or 560.0
mln drams on the same period of last year, which is mainly due to an
increase of revenues from trade.
In January-April 2007, state budgetary revenues from other taxes made
5.1 bln drams. Particularly, nature use and environmental protection
payments made over 2.2 bln drams, radio frequency provision payments
– 1.2 bln drams, road payments – 445.4 mln drams. Other taxes grew
by 41.7% or 1.5 bln drams on the same months of 2006, mainly due to
payments for provision of radio frequency.
State budgetary revenues from state duty amounted to 5.7 bln drams,
which ensured fulfilment of the program for first half of 2007 by
72.1% and of the annual program by 29.9%. State duty revenues grew by
13.5% or 681.8 mln drams on the same period of 2006, which is mainly
conditioned by an increase in duties charged for departure of natural
persons by air transport, licensing of some types of activities,
state registration and provision of legal documents to natural persons.