DUSHANBE, January 28, Asia-Plus  -- Tajik government receipts in 2007 were 1.273 billion somonis (equivalent to some $367 million), up 112.7 million somonis from the amount foreseen in the initial budget for the year,  Hakim Soliyev, head of Tajikistan’s Tax Committee, announced at a press service in Dushanbe today.  

According to him, compared to 2006 Tajik government tax receipts last year increased by 266 million somonis.

Soliyev said that targets on all tax types, except the single tax for the agricultural producers, were overfulfilled last year.   

We will recall that in accordance with Tajikistan’s Tax Code, 17 types of taxes consisting of state and local taxes prevail in the country.

The tax committee chief added that some districts had failed to fulfill their tax collection targets.  “Thus, Mastchoh district reached  only 87.7 percent of the target, Spitamen – 98.1 percent, Bokhtar – 85.5 percent, Jilikul – 82.3 percent, Jomi – 94.5 percent, and Vakhsh – 82.6 percent,” Soliyev said.    

The tax committee chief noted that despite measures taken to file back taxes, last year’s tax arrears amounted to 70 million somonis, bringing the total amount of back taxes to 384 million somonis.  

“In Dushanbe, tax arrears have increased up to 6.9 million somonis, in Sughd up to 99.5 million somonis, Khatlon up to 105.5 million, and in districts subordinate to the center (RRPs), the tax arrears have increased up to 43.7 million somonis,” Soliyev said.