Tax Revenues Decreased by 3.6%
In the first quarter of 2016 revenues to the state budget via the Ministry of Taxes totaled 1 billion 542.4 million manats. According to the agency, the forecast was executed by 101.4%
Compared to the same period of 2015, tax revenues were down by 3.6% (58.3 million manats), and compared with the same period of 2014 – by 12.5% (220.5 million manats).
In 2015 the Ministry of Taxes provided the transfer to the state budget of 7.1 billion manats. This year, the forecast is reduced by 410 million manats. ----08D
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