In 2012, VAT amounting to almost 7.7 trillion was paid into the budget of the Vitebsk region for goods imported from the EAEU countries.
When importing goods from the Customs Union countries into the consolidated budget of the Vitebsk region in 2012, value added tax (VAT) in the amount of almost 7.7 trillion rubles was paid, as reported to a BELTA correspondent by the organization taxation department of the Ministry of Taxes and Duties of the Republic of Belarus for the Vitebsk region.
Value added tax revenues from the import of goods into the territory of the Vitebsk region for January-December 2012 amounted to almost Br7.7 trillion, including Br7655.8 billion from the import of goods from the Russian Federation, and increased by 29.6% and 29.5% respectively compared to the same period of the previous year.
According to tax authorities, the volume of goods imported from the territory of the Russian Federation for the 12 months of last year amounted to Br38.5 trillion. Enterprises of the region applied a value added tax rate of 20% to imported goods in the amount of Br7.6 trillion, a rate of 10% to goods in the amount of Br272.7 billion, and a benefit was provided for goods in the amount of Br42 billion.
In 2012, goods worth a total of Br12.9 billion were imported into the Vitebsk region from the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which is 2.8 times higher than in the same period of the previous year. The amount of "import" VAT was almost Br2.6 billion, also increasing 2.8 times.
The main components of imports from the Russian Federation are raw materials for the production of goods, components for industrial equipment, spare parts for cars, and electrical appliances. From Kazakhstan, wheat, leno fabric, flexible mica, resin tape, tape for board protection and interlayer insulation were imported.