The total gross collection of the General Tax Directorate (DGI), it was $55,023 million in May, and had a real year-on-year growth of 2.7%, as reported by the agency on Tuesday. This after three consecutive months of decline.
For its part, net collection, that is, discounting the tax refund, totaled $44,261 million with a real year-on-year fall of 2.5%.
In the first three months of the year, net collection fell 1.9% in the interannual comparison.
The difference between gross and net collection corresponds to the tax refund, which can be made through payments made with credit certificates issued by the DGI or by cash/bank refunds.
DGI
consumption taxes
consumption taxes they were the main source of income for the state fund and totaled $30,056 million, with growth of 1.8% compared to the same month last year.
The proceeds for VAT totaled $25,347 million with a positive real variation of 4.1% year-on-year, after two consecutive months of decline.
DGI
Meanwhile, the collection of imesi it was $4,709 million and registered a year-on-year drop of 9.1%.
DGI
There was a drop in the majority of assets that are taxed IMESI last month: fuels (-3%), tobacco and cigarettes (-35.3%), automobiles (-18.5%) and rest of Imesi (-4.1%). While the only component of this tax that grew was beverages (11%).
For the comparison of fuels, the collection of May of last year for this concept ($2,879 million) is taken into account, with the total of March 2023 that includes two items (fuels and CO2 emissions that add up to $2,968 million).
Income Taxes
Collection of Income Tax from Economic Activities (IRAE) it reached $6,645 million and had a real year-on-year drop of 0.1%.
Finally, the collection of Personal Income Tax (IRPF) reached $10,796 million, and increased 10.9% real year-on-year.
The collection of income tax category II (paid by workers) increased 11.4%, while category I (to capital) rose 7.9% in the interannual comparison.
