21 Feb 2011 11:35

Tax arrears declined 7% to 1.3 trln rubles in 2010

MOSCOW. Feb 21 (Interfax) - Tax arrears to the Russian budget declined 7% to about 1.3 trillion rubles as of January 1, 2011, the head of the Federal Tax Service (FTS), Mikhail Mishustin, said at an FTS meeting on Monday.

"Tax arrears declined almost 100 billion rubles or 7% to about 1.3 trillion rubles as of January 1, 2011," Mishustin said.

Mishustin praised the work of the service's pre-litigation auditing department, which had significantly reduced the burden on the courts. The number of cases going to court declined 13% last year, he said.