Negative tendencies in economy - reason for non-fulfillment of forecasted tax collection and payments to the budget of Almaty - akimat
Almaty. July 23. Kazakhstan Today - Negative tendencies in economy became the reason of non-fulfillment of forecasted tax collection and payments to the budget of Almaty by 5.8 %. The chairman of Department of Economy and Budgetary Planning of Almaty, Larissa Vasileva, said during the meeting on the results of social and economic development of Almaty for I half of 2008, the agency reports.
"Regional Financial Center of Almaty plays certain role in increase of capitalization of economy. Akimat takes part in development of the base infrastructure of the center. 270 million KZT has been allocated from the budget for these purposes. However, volume of turnover of all securities and currencies on trading platform of the Regional Financial Center of Almaty does not exceed 1 % of all transactions at the Kazakhstan stock exchange.
Tax collection and payments to the local budget in comparison with the last year has grown by 7 billion KZT, their arrears from the beginning of the year have been reduced up to 200 million KZT. "However, despite of nominal growth of wages and income of the population by 20 %, there was a falling pace of growth of retail trading commodity turnover," L.Vasileva said. Owing to reduction in demand, a number of state enterprises have reduced volumes of manufacture (by 9 %)."
"From the beginning of the year retail prices have grown by 6.5 % (in the Republic - 5.7 %). Vegetables, flour, dairy products, gasoline, diesel fuel, medical and transport services have risen," she added.
"From the beginning of the year import growth has made only 9 % (last year growth was 30 - 40 %). All these tendencies have served as the reason of non-fulfillment of forecasted of tax collection and payments to the consolidated budget of Almaty by 5.8 %," L.Vasileva emphasized.
Unemployment rate in the city remains at the level of 0.5 % (0.7 % in the Republic).
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