Armenia’s State Revenue Committee collected taxes and duties at the total amount of AMD 234bln during the first five months of 2010, exceeding the planned indices by AMD 27bln. The tax collection index in January-May 2010 is 45.4bln and 2bln 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 5.7bln, collecting AMD45.2bln. The index of social payments collection during the first five months of 2010 was AMD 6.5bln and 5.8bln higher as compared with the same indices of 2009 and 2008 respectively.