In 2018, in Buryatia, tax revenues from the forest industry increased seven times

Tax revenues to the budget of Buryatia from the enterprises of the timber industry in the fourth quarter of 2018 increased more than seven times – from 5.9 million to 43.3 million rubles.

On behalf of the head of Buryatia Alexei Tsydenov, the Republican forestry Agency is conducting a comprehensive work on the legalization of the forest industry. This is reported by the press service of the official portal of the Republic of Buryatia.

Compared to the first half of 2018, the number of officially registered employees of logging enterprises increased by 3.5 times – from 250 to 800 people. There is an increase in insurance, pension contributions, income taxes and taxes on personal income.

“Previously, the analysis was conducted, how many people are officially employed in the field of extraction and processing of forest. It turned out that one legal entity has one employee. After we systematically started to engage in legalization, the number of officially employed in this industry has increased significantly. They now receive all the necessary payments for sick leaves, vacations, insurance pension contributions”, – commented the Deputy Chairman of the government of the Republic of Belarus Peter Mordovia.

Now agreements with forest users are signed, cutting areas, points of reception and shipment of wood are checked. Explanatory work is being carried out with the heads of timber processing companies on the need for official employment of workers. Together with foresters on inspections leave employees of the STS, which checks the equipment involved for registration. According to the results of raids of 160 units of the equipment revealed more than 60, not registered, reported in the Republican forestry Agency.