Armenia’s State Revenue Committee collected taxes and duties at the total amount of AMD 338.3bln in January-July 2010, exceeding the planned indices by AMD 34.7bln. The tax collection index in January-July 2010 is 60.2bln and 3bln higher as compared with the same period of 2009 and 2008 respectively, the Committee’s press service reported.

As for social payments, the State Revenue Committee exceeded the planned indices by 6.5bln, collecting AMD64.9bln. The index of social payments collection during the first seven months of 2010 was AMD 8bln and 9.8bln higher as compared with the same indices of 2009 and 2008 respectively.