Friday, April 28 2017 14:09

ArmInfo. The roster of largest  tax payers of Armenia is still leaded by Gazprom Armenia JSC ( former  ArmRosgazProm), paying off  to the budget in QI of 2017 about  AMD  16,8 bln,  AMD  164,9 mln of which   - due to customs fees, AMD 1,8  bln - in respect to direct taxes (including the revenue and profit  taxes), AMD 14, 8 bln - due to indirect taxes ( including VAT  and  excise tax). 

According to the published data of  State Revenue Committee, the  first five  of leading companies paid off to the budget in respect to  taxes a n amount totaling AMD 35, 6 bln (within the annual growth for  12%), AMD 7,1 bln of which due to direct taxes (including revenue and  profit tax), and AMD 24,8 mln  due to indirect taxes (including VAT  and excise duties) The sdhare of leading five in the general list of  1000 largest  taxpayers in QI 2017 formed 20,3%, without changes in  annual view. 

Grand Tobacco  Armenian_Canadian Joint Venture  jumped up from the  8th position to the second. Instead of  previous 11th, the third  position is occupied  by Zangezour copper plant. Alex Holding  moved  from the 6th position to the 6sth . The top five of 2017 is closed by  Electric Networks of Armenia, which has previously occupied the third  position. 

After the companies mentioned the Top 10 is continued by CPS  Corporation (6th position versus 9th a year ago), kapan mining  Factory (7th position) Armenian Nuclear Plant (8th position versus  7th a year before), Philip Morris Armenia ( 9th position vs  16th a  year agoa year ago), International Masis Tabak  (1oth position  against 14th a year ago). 

Tax  payoffs of  Grand Tobacco Armenian-Canadian joint venture   formed AMD 5.5. bln ( AMD 1.29 bln of which due to customs fees, AMD  1, 3 bln - in respect to direct taxes ( including revenue and profit  taxes), AMD 4.1.b n - due to indirect taxes ( including VAT and  excise duty).  Tax  payoffs of  Zangezour copper plant   formed AMD  4,7  bln ( AMD 355, 2 m ln of which due to customs fees, AMD 1, 5 bln  - in respect to direct taxes ( including revenue and profit taxes),  AMD 418, 2 mln - due to indirect taxes ( including VAT and excise  duty).

Tax  payoffs of  Alex Holding   formed AMD 4.5. bln ( AMD 2.7  bln of  which due to customs fees, AMD 592 mln - in respect to direct taxes (  including revenue and profit taxes), AMD 3,4 bln - due to indirect  taxes ( including VAT and excise duty).

Tax  payoffs of  Electric Networks of Armenia  paid off to the budget   AMD 4.1. bln ( AMD 10,8   bln of which due to customs fees, AMD 1.8  bln  - in respect to direct taxes ( including revenue and profit  taxes), AMD 2.2  bln - due to indirect taxes ( including VAT and  excise duty).

To mention, in 2016 the TOP 5  included Gazprom Armenia (leader from  2012), Armenia International Airports, Electric Networks of Armenia,  Flash oil trader and Armenian Telephone Company, totaling the payoffs  to the budget at AMD 31.7 bln,  AMD 10.4 bln - in respect to direct  and  20.4 in respect to indirect taxes.