ArmInfo. Following the results of 2018, the list of the largest taxpayers in Armenia began to lead the GRAND TOBACCO Armenian-Canadian Joint Venture against the previously held second position), paying 42.2 billion drams or $ 87.3 million to the state treasury (with an y-o-y growth of 21.3%), of which 3.5 billion drams - on customs duties, 8.9 billion drams - on direct taxes (including income tax, revenue-based levy), 33.1 billion drams - on indirect taxes (including VAT, excise tax ).
As the published data of the State Revenue Committee of the Republic of Armenia show, the five leaders paid a total of 158.5 billion drams (with an annual growth of 16%) to the state budget, of which 40.1 billion direct taxes (including income tax, revenue-based levy) and 86.2 billion drams - on indirect taxes (including VAT, excise tax).
Zangezur Copper Molybdenum Combine CJSC advanced to the second place, from the fifth year before. The third place was driven out, previously traditionally leading, by Gazprom Armenia. The CPS Oil Corporation jumped to fourth place, from seventh a year earlier. The top five at the end of 2018 closes the GeoProMining Company, which occupies the 6th position a year earlier.
After them, in the top ten are located Alex Holding LLC (6th position, against 4th a year earlier), JTI Armenia CJSC (7th position, against 9th a year earlier), Philip Morris LLC ( 8th position, against 10th a year earlier), " International Masis Tabak " (9th position, against 12th a year earlier), and Flash oil trader (10th position, against 8th a year earlier) .
Zangezur Copper Molybdenum Combine CJSC paid 41.05 billion drams to the state budget, of which 1.4 billion drams in customs duties, 16.6 billion drams in direct taxes (including income tax, revenue-based levy), 1.6 billion drams - on indirect taxes (including VAT, excise tax).
Tax payments of Gazprom Armenia CJSC (formerly ArmRosgazprom) to the budget amounted to 39.98 billion drams, of which 223.6 million drams are customs duties, 6.7 billion drams are direct taxes, and 32.5 billion drams are indirect taxes.
The tax payments of CPS Oil Corporation Company amounted to 18.4 billion drams, of which 5.2 billion drams on customs duties, 210.3 million drams on direct taxes, 17.5 billion drams on indirect taxes.
Deductions of the "GeoPromining" company to the state budget amounted to 16.8 billion drams, of which 1.5 billion drams - on customs duties, 7.7 billion drams - on direct taxes, 1.5 billion drams - on indirect taxes.
To note, following the results of 2017, TOP-5 included Gazprom Armenia CJSC (holding the championship since 2012), GRAND TOBACCO JV, Electric Networks of Armenia CJSC, Alex Holding LLC, and Zangezur Copper Molybdenum Combine CJSC. In total, they transferred to the budget 136.6 billion drams (with an y-o-y growth of 21.3%), of which 38.7 billion - on direct taxes (including income tax, revenue-based levy) and 85.04 billion drams on indirect taxes (including VAT, excise tax). (The estimated exchange rate of dram at December 31, 2018 was 483.75 AMD / $ 1).