Tax Revenues Up by 17.7% H1/04 year over year

IN JAN-JUNE 2004 TAX REVENUES OF RA STATE BUDGET EXCEED BY 17.7% INDEX
OF LAST YEAR

YEREVAN, August 9 (Noyan Tapan). In January-June of this year revenues
and official transfers of the RA state budget increased by 19.4% in
comparison with last year and made 126 bln, 766 mln drams (about 244
mln dollars). According to the RA National Statistical Service, during
the same period tax revenues to the state budget increased by 17.7%
and made about 409 bln, 475.1 mln drams, revenues of state duties
increased by 5.9% and made 7 bln, 454 mln drams.

Non-tax revenues increased by 129.3% and made 7 bln, 900.3 mln
drams. During the same period, the expenditures of the state budget
exceeded by 11% the same index of last year and made 120 bln, 803.6
mln drams. The proficite of the budget made 5 bln, 962.4 mln drams
during the indicated period.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress