Small businesses in the Vitebsk region increased budget payments by 18% in January-February

April 8, Vitebsk / Sergei Kochetov - BELTA /. Small businesses in the Vitebsk region increased budget payments in January-February by 18% to Br105.8 billion compared to the same period in 2010 in comparable terms, the press center of the regional tax inspectorate informed a BELTA correspondent. In the total volume of tax revenues from this category of taxpayers, small enterprises and organizations account for about 82.5% (Br87.3 billion). Individual entrepreneurs paid about Br18.5 billion in taxes and fees (17.5%). In total, more than 37.3 thousand small businesses are registered in the region, including over 8.1 thousand legal entities and about 29.2 thousand individual entrepreneurs. Their total number increased by almost 3% compared to the data for January-February 2010. As of March 1, 22 small businesses had payment arrears to the budget totaling about Br711 million. -0-