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Naira Badalian

As of September 10, 2021, tax collection exceeded indicators of  pre-crisis 2019 by 4.9% in Armenia

As of September 10, 2021, tax collection exceeded indicators of  pre-crisis 2019 by 4.9% in Armenia

ArmInfo.As of September 10, 2021, the consolidated budget of the Republic of Armenia received 1 trillion. 2.3 billion drams of tax revenues, which is 11.1% or 99.8  billion drams more than last year's receipts. Compared to 2019, the  increase amounted to 46.5 billion drams or 4.9%, and from 2018 - by  217.5 billion drams or 27.7%, referring to operational data, the  Budget Office of the RA National Assembly reports.

According to the source, for the reporting period, tax revenues of  the state treasury of Armenia amounted to 96.8% of the planned  indicator for 9 months - in the amount of 1.035 trillion drams  (according to the state budget approved in December 2020, Ed. note).

Transitional overpayments amounted to 4.1 billion drams, against  300.8 million drams in 2020, 136.6 billion drams in 2019 and 55.2  billion drams in 2018.

To note, according to the revised state budget in 2021, it is planned  to collect 1 trillion 524 billion drams from taxes, against 1  trillion 440 billion 136 million 839.5 thousand drams, fixed in the  law "On the state budget for 2021." However, as the State Revenue  Committee announced in early September of this year, there is a  possibility not only to ensure a review-increase of tax collections by  about 85 billion drams, but even their overfulfillment. -