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Public budget of Azerbaijan (January-May 2014)

Analysis Materials 14 July 2014 15:46 (UTC +04:00)

The actual revenue in the revenue part of Azerbaijan's state budget amounted to 8.02 billion AZN in January-May 2014 (34.2 percent of GDP) dropping by 2.7 percent compared to the same period of 2013.

State budget expenditures decreased by 0.9 percent and stood at 7.37 billion AZN (31.4 percent of GDP). The budget surplus for January-May amounted to 654.5 million AZN, which made up 2.8 percent of GDP. The budget surplus has decreased compared to the same period of 2013 (815 million AZN).

Some 3.1 billion AZN (38.9 percent) in the structure of revenues is ensured by the Ministry of Taxes. Revenues from customs duties and taxes amounted to 597.5 million AZN (with 7.4 percent share), from other sources - 4.3 billion AZN (53.7 percent).

Tax collections increased by 7.2 percent, the customs duties - by 14.3 percent and revenues from other sources decreased by 10.6 percent compared to the same period of 2013.

During the reporting period, some 1.3 billion AZN were received from VAT collection, which represents 13.9 percent of total income; profit tax revenues amounted to 1.1 billion AZN (13.9 percent), income tax - 381.8 million AZN (4.8 percent), excise tax - 339 million AZN (4.2 percent), property tax - 59.7 million AZN (0.7 percent), land tax - 16 million AZN (0.2 percent), tax on mineral resources - 55.5 million AZN (0.7 percent), and the tax on foreign economic activity - 265.6 million AZN (3.3 percent).

Some 837.3 million AZN of the budget (with a share of 11.4 percent) was directed to social security and protection of the population; education - 495.4 million AZN (6.7 percent), health care - 222.2 million AZN (three percent), maintenance of the prosecution, security, law enforcement, judicial bodies - 381.1 million AZN (5.2 percent), investments in the economy - 3.5 billion AZN (47.2 percent).

Some 1.5 billion AZN (20.9 percent) of public expenditures was spent on payment of salaries, pensions and benefits.

The state budget revenues for 2014 are planned to hit 18.384 billion AZN, while expenses - at the level of 20.063 billion AZN.

Execution of public budget in January-May 2014

Items

January-May 2014

Specific weight, %

Compared to January-May 2013, %

Execution,

mln AZN

total

In GDP

Income in total

8023,0

100,0

34,2

97,3

Including:

Income taxes from population

381,8

4,8

1,6

117,4

Profit taxes

1111,6

13,9

4,7

89,6

Land taxes

16,0

0,2

0,1

128,0

Property taxes

59,7

0,7

0,3

122,8

VAT

1286,4

16,0

5,5

123,2

Excises

339,0

4,2

1,5

146,8

Tax for natural wealth

55,5

0,7

0,2

109,7

Tax on external economic activities

265,6

3,3

1,1

105,7

Including:

Import duties

120,7

1,5

0,5

128,1

Other taxes

79,6

1,0

0,3

115,0

Other income

4427,8

55,2

18,9

89,0

Expenses in total:

7368,5

100,0

31,4

99,1

Including:

State expenses

495,1

6,7

2,1

76,3

Including:

Membership fees to the international organizations

56,2

0,8

0,2

138,4

Maintenance of legal authorities, law-enforcement bodies, security and prosecution bodies

381,1

5,2

1,6

109,4

Education

495,4

6,7

2,1

104,2

Health

222,2

3,0

1,0

107,7

Social security and social provision

837,3

11,4

3,6

109,3

Culture, art, physical culture, and religious activities

114,7

1,6

0,5

120,2

Expenses on economy

3480,0

47,2

14,8

104,3

Including:

Housing and communal economy

121,1

1,6

0,5

115,8

Agriculture, forestry and fishery

148,2

2,0

0,6

90,9

Industry and construction

3068,3

41,6

13,1

105,9

Transport and communications

29,1

0,4

0,1

113,2

Other expenses

1342,7

18,2

5,7

86,2

Surplus

654,5

-

2,8

-

Source: State Statistics Committee and Ministry of Finance

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