BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 7
By Fidan Babayeva - Trend:
The receipts to the Azerbaijani state budget through the State Customs Committee amounted to 1.7 billion manat ($1 billion) from January through May 2021, decreasing by two percent compared to the same period of last year, Trend reports with reference to the Azerbaijani State Customs Committee.
According to the ministry, receipts from customs duties to the Azerbaijani state budget increased by 14 percent from January through May 2021 compared to the same period of last year and reached 453.2 million manat ($266.6 million).
The state budget receipts from VAT decreased by eight percent compared to the same period of 2020 up to 1.1 billion manat ($647 million).
At the same time, receipts from excise taxes increased by 14 percent, reaching 62.1 million manat ($36.5 million) while from road tax - increased by nine percent, amounting to 17.09 million manat ($10.05 million).
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