The Ministry of Finance has issued operating data on the receipt of payments to the budget in January — May. The ministry statistics show in May the republican budget received 106.3 million roubles, which is 33 million less than in the same period in2014.
The receipts (excluding assets of trust funds and accounts), which can directly be used to pay salaries, pensions and allowances, amounted to 82 million roubles, which is 29 million, or 1.4 times, less than in the previous year, the ministry web site reports.
The receipts from customs duties showed a twofold decline, which is the lowest indicator: 22.9 million roubles in May 2015 against 45 million roubles last May.
Since the beginning of the year the budget received a total of 554.6 million roubles as compared to 750.5 million roubles in the same period in 2014 (excluding governmental treasury obligations).
Thus, in the period under review the budget revenues decreased by 195.9 million roubles (26.1%). Without taking into account trust funds and accounts, the budget received 406.9 million roubles, which is 193.3 million (32.2%) less than in 2014; customs duties amounted to 182.5 million roubles, or 2.7 times less.
The ministry web site also says that this May local budgets received 58.9 million roubles, which is 8.6 million (12.7%) less than in the same period in 2014.
The receipts (excluding assets of trust funds and accounts) amounted to 53 million roubles, which is 9.8 million (15.6%) less than in 2014.
Since the beginning of 2015 local budgets received 319.5 million roubles against 374.2 million in the same period in 2014. Thus, the revenues decreased by 54.6 million roubles (14.6%). Besides, without taking into consideration trust funds and accounts, local budgets received 286.7 million roubles, which is 61.4 million roubles (17.6%) less than in 2014.
