Monday, April 1 2019 15:25

ArmInfo.State budget revenues for the first quarter of 2019 were exceeded by about 11.4 billion drams ($ 23 million). Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan said this  on his Facebook page.

"Dear compatriots, I thank you for requiring checks from cash  registers everywhere. Thank you for paying taxes. You pay them not to  the government, but to your Homeland and your children, whose future  is being built today," he wrote.

Earlier, from the rostrum of the parliament, Nikol Pashinyan said  that in January-February 2019, compared with the previous year, 12.5  million more prints of cash registers were printed. "As a result, the  recorded trade turnover increased by 35 billion drams. According to  expert estimates, the process will continue," Pashinyan said. As a  result, as the prime minister pointed out, the government is more  confident about the tax collection process this year.

At the same time, Pashinyan, speaking in parliament, noted that  according to the calculations of the government in 2019, the planned  figures for the state budget revenues in Armenia will be exceeded by  at least 40 billion drams ($ 90 million). According to him, the  achieved result for the last 3 months is unprecedented. In the past,  there was no such that the state budget was exceeded to such an  extent.

This was achieved thanks to the active struggle of the State Revenue  Committee against the shadow economy, and in this struggle repressive  measures are not used. Basically, research, analysis and negotiation  methods are used. Another factor contributing to the growth of tax  revenues was the cooperation of citizens with government agencies.  According to Nikol Pashinyan, the citizens of the country actively  respond to the appeals of the government, which are aimed at  combating the shadow economy. From May 2018 to the present day 65  million checks have been printed, indicating the transactions carried  out. "It speaks about the interaction of citizens with the government  of the country," stated the Prime Minister.  According to the  approved budget for 2019, in terms of economic growth at 4.9%, the  consolidated budget for revenues is estimated at 1.533.6 billion  drams instead of 1.333.5 billion drams in 2018, and for expenses -  1.655.2 billion drams against 1.500.5 billion drams. The deficit will  be 151.6 billion drams or 2.2% of GDP.