Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec. 9/ Trend G.Mehdi/
The Iranian government's earnings, including incomes and capital assets hit 191 trillion rials (about $15.5 billion) during the first five months of the current Iranian calendar yea (March 20-August 21), showing 23-percent rise compared to the same period in the previous year, official statistics show.
The figure stood at 155 trillion rials in the year before, according to the Mehr News Agency.
The incomes included direct and indirect tax revenues.
Iran foresees 370 trillion rials (about $31 billion) in tax revenues and 110 trillion rials (about $9 billion) in charges income for the next Iranian fiscal year, which begins on March 20, 2013, Fars News Agency quoted State Tax Affairs Organization's Deputy Director Hossein Vakili as saying.
The next year's national budget bill has envisaged 370 trillion rials in tax revenues, compared to 340 trillion rials in the current year's budget bill, he said, adding that charges income has been envisaged to remain unchanged at 110 trillion rials.
On Nov.28, ISNA quoted State Tax Affairs Organization's Director Ali Askari as saying that Iran gained roughly 194 trillion rials (about $16 billion) in direct tax incomes during the first eight months of the current Iranian calendar year, which began on March 20.
He added that direct and indirect tax incomes grew by 20 percent and 43 percent compared to the same period in the previous year.