The actual revenue in the revenue part of Azerbaijan's state budget amounted to 16.238.4 billion manat in January-October 2013 (34.1 percent of GDP) increasing by 14.1 percent compared to the same period of 2012.
State budget expenditures increased by 14.8 percent to 14.020.7 billion manat (31.1 percent of GDP). The budget surplus for January-October amounted to 2.214.1 billion manat, which made up 4.7 percent of GDP. It slightly increased (2.016.1 billion manat) compared to the same period of 2012.
Some 5.768.2 billion manat (35.5 percent) in the structure of revenues is ensured by the Ministry of Taxes. Revenues from customs duties and taxes amounted to 1.134.4 billion manat (7 percent), from other sources - 9.332.2 billion manat (57.5 percent).
Tax collections increased by 9.7 percent, the customs duties - by 14.8 percent and revenues from other sources - by 17 percent compared to the same period of last year.
During the reporting period, 2.194.3 billion manat were received from VAT collection, which represents 13.5 percent of total income; profit tax revenues amounted to 2.269.7 billion manat (13.5 percent), income tax - 676 million manat (4.2 percent), excise tax - 494.6 million manat (3 percent), property tax - 96.3 million manat (0.6 percent), land tax - 28.1 million manat (0.2 percent), tax on mineral resources - 100.8 million manat (0.6 percent), and the tax on foreign economic activity - 554.1 million manat (3.4 percent).
Some 1.509.3 billion manat of the budget (with a share of 10.8 percent) was directed to social security and protection of the population; education - 983.8 million manat (7 percent), health care - 467 million manat (3.3 percent), maintenance of the prosecution, security, law enforcement, judicial bodies - 758.5 million manat (5.4 percent), investments in the economy - 6.223.6 billion manat (44.4 percent).
Some 2.772.9 billion manat (19.8 percent) of public expenditures was spent on payment of salaries, pensions and benefits.
Execution of public budget in January-October 2013
Items |
Jan.-Oct. 2013 |
Specific weight, % |
Compared to Jan.-Oct. 2012, % |
|
Execution, mln manat |
total |
In GDP |
||
Income in total |
16234,8 |
100,0 |
34,1 |
114,1 |
Including: |
||||
Income taxes from population |
676,0 |
4,2 |
1,4 |
102,0 |
Profit taxes |
2269,7 |
14,0 |
4,8 |
109,9 |
Land taxes |
28,1 |
0,2 |
0,1 |
102,2 |
Property taxes |
96,3 |
0,6 |
0,2 |
106,8 |
VAT |
2194,3 |
13,5 |
4,6 |
114,5 |
Excises |
494,6 |
3,0 |
1,0 |
105,8 |
Tax for natural wealth |
100,8 |
0,6 |
0,2 |
96,8 |
Tax on external economic activities |
554,1 |
3,4 |
1,2 |
108,7 |
Expenses in total: |
||||
Including: |
243,3 |
1,5 |
0,5 |
116,6 |
State expenses |
137,5 |
0,9 |
0,3 |
103,9 |
Including: |
9683,4 |
59,6 |
20,3 |
117,4 |
Membership fees to the international organizations |
14020,7 |
100,0 |
29,5 |
114,8 |
Maintenance of legal authorities, law-enforcement bodies, security and prosecution bodies |
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Education |
1130,9 |
8,1 |
2,4 |
155,6 |
Health |
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Social security and social provision |
80,4 |
0,6 |
0,2 |
113,6 |
Culture, art, physical culture, and religious activities |
758,5 |
5,4 |
1,6 |
114,1 |
Expenses on economy |
983,8 |
7,0 |
2,1 |
102,6 |
Expenses in total: |
467,0 |
3,3 |
1,0 |
110,4 |
Including: |
1509,3 |
10,8 |
3,2 |
97,5 |
State expenses |
211,1 |
1,5 |
0,4 |
116,4 |
Including: |
6223,6 |
44,4 |
13,1 |
124,3 |
Including: |
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Housing and communal economy |
240,4 |
1,7 |
0,5 |
88,9 |
Agriculture, forestry and fishery |
389,5 |
2,8 |
0,8 |
99,4 |
Industry and construction |
5274,9 |
37,6 |
11,1 |
127,6 |
Transport and communications |
67,9 |
0,5 |
0,1 |
121,3 |
Other expenses |
2736,5 |
19,5 |
5,7 |
101,3 |
Surplus |
2214,1 |
- |
4,7 |
- |
Source: State Statistics Committee and Ministry of Finance