Ali Askari, Iranian Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance, Director of Tax Organization, said that this year tax proceeds to the budget of the country will increase and that oil comprises one fifth of revenues of the state budget.
Ali Askari also said that this year tax proceeds to the budget are forecast to be about $22.7 billion, while customs incomes – $3.9 billion, which means that total tax and customs proceeds to the budget must total $26.6 billion. The oil profit is expected to be $16 billion.
Head of the Tax Organization reminded that several years ago share of oil in the revenues of the state budget was twice higher, than the tax proceeds. If the situation will keep on changing like this, the country could be managed at the expense of tax proceeds.
Ali Askari also mentioned that in addition to the tax proceeds, the budget is replenished from other sources, such as sale of state companies, incomes from shares of such companies and etc. If all this is added up, we will have about $60.6 billion, which is much higher, than the oil income.
