ArmInfo. The four largest communication operators of Armenia paid 24.7 billion AMD to the state treasury in the total amount for the year 2017 (with an annual decline of 20.6%), of which 2.7 billion AMD - according to customs duties 7.9 billion - on direct taxes (profit tax, income tax) and 9.3 billion - on indirect taxes (including VAT, excise tax). The published data of the RA State Revenue Committee reads.
In the list of 1000 largest taxpayers of Armenia, "MTS Armenia" (trade mark VivaCell-MTS) takes the 13th position (against the 8th year earlier), paying 9.1bln AMD to the state budget in 2017, of which 388.3mln AMD - on customs duties , 3bln AMD - for direct taxes (including profit tax, income tax), 2.8 bln - for indirect taxes (including VAT, excise tax). The "VEON Armenia" CJSC (BeeLine trademark) takes the 14th place (against the 9th year earlier), having deducted 8.7bln AMD to the budget, 978.8mln AMD - on customs duties, 2.5bln on direct Taxes (including income tax, income tax) and 4.3 billion - on indirect taxes (including VAT, excise tax). UCom takes 19th place (versus 23rd year earlier), having deducted 5.9 bln drams to the budget on taxes, of which 1.2 bln - on customs duties, 1.9 bln on direct taxes (including profit tax, tax on income) and 1.6 billion - on indirect taxes (including VAT, excise tax). (Rostelecom trade mark) advanced to 163rd place from 200th a year earlier, paying 880.8mln AMD to the budget on taxes, of which 97.5 mln - on customs duties, 388.1 mln on direct taxes ( including income tax, income tax) and 450.5 million on indirect taxes (including VAT, excise tax).
In 2016 the four largest telecom operators in the total volume paid 31.1 bln AMD to the state budget via the tax line. (the calculated exchange rate of AMD as of December 31, 2017 was 484.10 AMD/USD1).