BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 30. Tax revenues in Iran increased by 51 percent during the first seven months of the current Iranian year (March 21 through October 22, 2023), compared with the same time last year, said Mojtaba Amiri, an official of the Iranian National Tax Administration (INTA), Trend reports.
The official noted that tax revenues in Iran were around 4.09 quadrillion rials (about $97.3 billion) in 7 months.
“Of that amount, 2.6 quadrillion rials (about $61.9 billion) accounted for direct taxes (including legal tax, wealth tax, and income tax), representing a 54-percent increase from 1.69 quadrillion rials (about $40.2 billion) in the same period of the previous Iranian year,” he added.
Meanwhile, taxes on goods and services for the reporting period stood at 1.48 quadrillion rials (about $35.2 billion), which is 46 percent more than in the same period last year, Amiri said.
Iran's tax revenues are estimated at 7.49 quadrillion rials (about $178 billion) in the state budget for the current Iranian year (March 21, 2023 through March 19, 2024).
Overall, tax revenues in Iran amounted to 4.7 quadrillion rials (about $112 billion) in the last Iranian year (March 21, 2022 through March 20, 2023). This is an increase of 54 percent compared to 3.05 quadrillion rials (about $72.6 billion) in the preceding Iranian year (March 21, 2021 through March 20, 2022).
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