OREANDA-NEWS  On 14 November was announced, that Belarusian companies’ budget arrears decreased 31.1% in January-August to 103 billion Belarusian rubles (Br) as of September 1, 2008.

Of all arrears, charged but unpaid VAT amounted to 42.3 billion rubles as of October 1.

Budget arrears formed by unpaid tax on sales proceeds amounted to 9.5 billion rubles. Property tax arrears were at 9.8 billion rubles, excise tax arrears at 4.9 billion rubles, profit tax arrears at 8.3 billion rubles, environment tax arrears at 4.7 billion rubles, and land tax arrears at 7.5 billion rubles, and unified agro tax arrears at 3.1 billion rubles.

Deferred tax payments to the state budget went down 3.8% in January-August to 297 billion rubles.

Belarus’ total budget arrears decreased 36.3% on the year in 2007 to 149.5 billion rubles as of January 1, 2008.