Small enterprises in the Vitebsk region increased their budget payments by 10% in January-July

September 7, Vitebsk / Sergey Kotovets - BELTA/. Small enterprises of the Vitebsk region in January-July increased their budget payments by approximately 10% in comparable terms to almost Br300 billion compared to the same period in 2010, the press center of the Ministry of Taxes and Duties Inspectorate for the Vitebsk region informed a BELTA correspondent.

In total, from January to July, small business entities paid over Br371 billion to the consolidated budget of the region, including payments from individual entrepreneurs amounting to about Br71.5 billion. The growth rate of payments from this category of taxpayers was 105%. Among the districts, the largest share of small business payments in the total volume of tax revenues is noted in the Vitebsk district, where this figure exceeds 55%, as well as in Shumilino (over 46%) and Tolochin (almost 37%). In addition, while on average for the region the share of individual entrepreneur payments in the total volume of budget payments is about 2.5%, in Orsha this figure is 9.5%, in Lepel district - 9.3%, Glubokoye - 8.6% and Postavy - 8.3%.

By industry, the highest growth rates in payment volumes were demonstrated by small business entities specializing in property leasing (almost 3.5 times), as well as those engaged in agriculture (177%), tourism (141%) and manufacturing (over 130%). In absolute terms, the largest payment volumes are from business entities engaged in wholesale trade (Br90.2 billion), manufacturing (Br72.4 billion) and construction (Br38.6 billion).

In total, over 35.6 thousand small business entities are registered in the region, including over 8.2 thousand legal entities and about 27.4 thousand individual entrepreneurs. If the number of enterprises and organizations belonging to small businesses increased by approximately 10% compared to the data as of July 2010, then the number of individual entrepreneurs decreased by approximately 6%.

As of August 1, 14 small business entities, including 13 legal entities, had budget arrears. Their total debt amounted to Br1.1 billion, including Br655 million in debt increases for this category of taxpayers in July. -0-