The volume of budget payments by small businesses in the Vitebsk region for January-March increased by almost 23%

May 3, Vitebsk / Sergei Kochetov - BELTA /. Small businesses in the Vitebsk region increased budget payments by almost 23% in January-March compared to the same period in 2010 in comparable terms to Br148.5 billion, the press center of the regional tax inspection department told a BELTA correspondent. In total, about 37.5 thousand small businesses are registered in the region, including over 8.1 thousand legal entities and about 29.3 thousand individual entrepreneurs. Compared to the data for April 2010, the number of enterprises increased by almost 11%, while the number of individual entrepreneurs remained virtually unchanged. In the total volume of tax revenues from this category of taxpayers, small enterprises and organizations account for about 81.8% (Br121.4 billion). Individual entrepreneurs paid about Br27.1 billion in taxes and fees (18.2%). The largest share of small business payments in budget revenues is observed in the Shumilino district, where entrepreneurial structures account for more than 50% of the district's income. In addition, in the Polotsk district, the share of revenues from small businesses is about 40%, and in the Pervomaisky district of the regional center, this figure exceeds 30%. During March, business entities reduced their budget debt by more than 50%, with 9 debtors fully settling with the budget. As of April 1, 13 small businesses had debts totaling about Br300 million. -0-