ArmInfo.MTS Armenia (VivaCell-MTS trademark) is in the lead among the largest taxpayers in Armenia among telecom operators. 58.8 million drams - on customs duties, 4.7 billion drams - on direct taxes (including income tax, revenue- based levy), 3.99 billion drams - on indirect taxes (including VAT, excise tax ).
According to the data of the State Revenue Committee of the Republic of Armenia, the four largest telecom operators of Armenia paid to the state treasury tax line for 2018 20.9 billion drams (with an y-o-y decline of 15.4%), of which 198.7 million drams in customs duties, 9.5 billion - on direct taxes (including income tax, revenue-based levy) and 10.99 billion - on indirect taxes (including VAT, excise tax).
UCom takes the 21st place (against the 19th a year earlier), deducting 6.1 billion drams to the budget for taxes, of which 90.7 million are for customs duties, 2.2 billion for direct taxes (including income tax, revenue-based levy) and 3.8 billion - on indirect taxes (including VAT, excise tax).
"VEON Armenia" CJSC (BeeLine trademark) takes the 34th place (against the 14th a year earlier), allocating 4.7 billion drams to the budget for taxes, of which 33.5 million drams are for customs duties, 2.1 billion for direct taxes taxes (including income tax, revenue-based levy) and 2.4 billion - on indirect taxes (including VAT, excise tax).
"GNC Alpha" (Rostelecom trademark) advanced 128th place from 163rd a year earlier, paying 1.3 billion drams to the budget for taxes, of which 15.7 million were for customs duties, 454 million for direct taxes ( including income tax, revenue-based levy) and 802.1 million - on indirect taxes (including VAT, excise tax).
To note, in 2017, the four largest telecom operators in the total amount paid to the state budget in the area of taxes 24.7 billion drams, with a y-o-y decline of 20.6%. (The estimated exchange rate of dram for December 31, 2018 was 483.75 AMD / $ 1).