Fixed Payments Increase By 19.6%, Simplified Tax By 24.1% In January

[Chakrian Hovsep]

FIXED PAYMENTS INCREASE BY 19.6%, SIMPLIFIED TAX BY 24.1% IN JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2007 ON SAME MONTHS OF LAST YEAR

Noyan Tapan
Apr 04 2007

YEREVAN, APRIL 4, NOYAN TAPAN. In January-February 2007, fixed
payments made 2.6 bln drams, exceeding by 19.6% or 423.2 mln drams the
respective index of 2006. According to the RA Ministry of Finance and
Economy, this growth was mainly conditioned by a growth in payments
for organization of lotteries, prize games, transport activity,
trade points and gas filling stations.

In the indicated period, the RA state budgetary revenues from
simplified tax made 1.5 ln drams, growing by 24.1% or 288.3 mln drams
on the same period of last year.

In January-February 2007, state budgetary revenues from other taxes
amounted to 3.1 ln drams. Particularly, nature use and environmental
protection payments made 2.3 bln drams. road payments - 240.5 mln
drams. These taxes grew twofold or by over 1.5 bln drams on the same
period of 2006, mainly conditioned by a growth in nature use payments.

State budgetary revenues from state duty made 2.6 bln drams, which
ensured fulfilment of the first quarter's plan by 73.4%. The amount
of state duty collection grew by 23.4% or 485.4 mln drams on the same
months of 2006, mainly conditioned by an increase of duties charged
for licensing of some types of activities, provision of juridical
documents to natural persons and duties for departure of natural
persons by air transport.