ArmInfo. The four telecom operators of Armenia reduced tax payments to the state treasury in the first quarter of 2021 by 8.6% per annum-up to 7.4 billion drams. In particular, 23.2 million drams were paid for customs duties in the reporting period, 1.8 billion drams for direct taxes (including income tax, income tax), and 3.6 billion drams for indirect taxes (including VAT, excise tax). This is evidenced by the list of the largest taxpayers of Armenia published by the State Revenue Committee of the Republic of Armenia.
In this list, according to the results of the first quarter of this year, telecom operators are located as follows:" MTS Armenia "(VivaCell-MTS trademark) - takes the 6th place (against the 5th a year earlier), UCom takes the 12th place (against the 16th a year earlier), CJSC" Telecom Armenia "(BeeLine trademark)-the 36th place (against the 17th a year earlier)," JNC Alfa " (Rostelecom trademark)-the 124th place (against the 120th a year earlier).
MTS Armenia (VivaCell-MTS trademark) transferred 3.5 billion drams to the state treasury in the reporting quarter (with an annual decline of 10.2%), of which 2.9 million - for customs duties, 1.2 billion. - for direct taxes (including income tax, income tax), 1.5 billion rubles. - indirect taxes (including VAT, excise tax). UCom in the first quarter of 2021г deducted in taxes budget of 2 billion drams (an annual increase of 15%), of which 735 thousand customs duties, 363.6 million in direct taxes (including income tax, income tax) and 1.1 billion. - for indirect taxes (including VAT, excise tax).
"Telecom Armenia" (BeeLine trademark) allocated 1.1 billion drams in taxes to the budget during the reporting period (an annual decline of 42.1%), of which 19.4 million-for customs duties, 555.9 million-for income tax and 810.9 million-for indirect taxes (including VAT, excise tax).
JNC Alfa (Rostelecom trademark) paid AMD 408.3 million in taxes to the budget for the first quarter (an annual increase of 12%), of which 148 thousand-for customs duties, 143.2 million-for direct taxes (including income tax, income tax) and 246.4 million - for indirect taxes (including VAT, excise tax).
It should be noted that in the first quarter of 2020, the four largest telecom operators paid a total of 8.1 billion drams in taxes to the state budget, with an annual growth of 2.6 times. At that time, the companies were located in the following order: MTS Armenia (VivaCell - MTS trademark), UCom, Telecom Armenia (BeeLine trademark), JNC Alfa (Rostelecom trademark).
