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Armenia's three telecoms pay 21.3 billion drams in taxes for first six months
YEREVAN, July 25. / ARKA /. Armenia's three telecommunications
companies - ArmenTel, VivaCell-MTS and Orange Armenia - have paid a
total of 21.3 billion drams in various taxes in the first six months
of the year, up from 19.9 billion drams paid in the same time span of
2013, according to the State Revenue Committee's list of the 1000
largest taxpayers, released today.
According to the official data, some 20 billion drams were collected
by tax authorities, 455.5 million drams by customs authorities and
1.28 billion drams were paid as state duties and other mandatory
payments.
VivaCell-MTS is said to have paid 10.2 billion drams (the second
largest colportage taxpayer for the first half) ArmenTel (trading as
Beeline) paid 8.6 billion drams (4th place) and Orange Armenia paid
2.4 billion drams (18th place).
Overall, the 1000 largest corporate taxpayers paid 325.9 billion drams
in various taxes in the first half, up from 313.7 billion drams paid
in January-June 2013. Topping the list is Armenia's national natural
gas distributor Gazprom Armenia, which paid 23.9 billion drams against
19.4 billion drams paid in January-June 2013.
ArmenTel is owned fully by Russian Vimpelcom. It provides fixed and
mobile telephony services as well as speedy Internet service.
Orange Armenia is a 100 percent subsidiary of France Telecom and
VivaCell -MTS is owned by Russian Mobile Telesystems (80 percent) and
Lebanese Fattouch Group. ($1 - 406.56 drams). -0-
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YEREVAN, July 25. / ARKA /. Armenia's three telecommunications
companies - ArmenTel, VivaCell-MTS and Orange Armenia - have paid a
total of 21.3 billion drams in various taxes in the first six months
of the year, up from 19.9 billion drams paid in the same time span of
2013, according to the State Revenue Committee's list of the 1000
largest taxpayers, released today.
According to the official data, some 20 billion drams were collected
by tax authorities, 455.5 million drams by customs authorities and
1.28 billion drams were paid as state duties and other mandatory
payments.
VivaCell-MTS is said to have paid 10.2 billion drams (the second
largest colportage taxpayer for the first half) ArmenTel (trading as
Beeline) paid 8.6 billion drams (4th place) and Orange Armenia paid
2.4 billion drams (18th place).
Overall, the 1000 largest corporate taxpayers paid 325.9 billion drams
in various taxes in the first half, up from 313.7 billion drams paid
in January-June 2013. Topping the list is Armenia's national natural
gas distributor Gazprom Armenia, which paid 23.9 billion drams against
19.4 billion drams paid in January-June 2013.
ArmenTel is owned fully by Russian Vimpelcom. It provides fixed and
mobile telephony services as well as speedy Internet service.
Orange Armenia is a 100 percent subsidiary of France Telecom and
VivaCell -MTS is owned by Russian Mobile Telesystems (80 percent) and
Lebanese Fattouch Group. ($1 - 406.56 drams). -0-
- See more at: http://arka.am/en/news/economy/armenia_s_three_telecoms_pay_21_3_billion_drams_in _taxes_for_first_six_months_/#sthash.lhMTjWwS.dpuf