Compared to the same period of 2014, incomes of the state budget rose by 16.6%, the Uzbek Finance Ministry said.

The Ministry said that fall of some direct taxes in 2015 did not result in decrease of some income, but income part increased due to expansion of taxation base of legal entities and population, which rose by 1.008 trillion soums (+18.7%) year-on-year and reached 6.388 trillion soums.

In the reporting period, the receipts from indirect taxes made up 13.946 trillion soums, which rose by 2.136 trillion soums (+18.1%) year-on-year.

The receipts from value added tax made up 7.814 trillion soums, which grew by 19.6% year-on-year and excise tax – 4.115 trillion soums (+18.1%).

The budget received resource payments and property tax for 3.461 trillion soums in January-September 2015 or by 357.2 billion soums more compared to the same period of 2014.

Expenses of the state budget (without state targeted funds) made up 26.248 trillion soums in nine months of 2015 or 22.3% to GDP.

In the reporting period, the social expenses of the state budget made up 15.395 trillion soums or 58.7% of total expenses. Its ratio to GDP made up 13.1%.

The expenses to education made up 8.675 trillion soums of 56.3% of total expenses to social sector in the reporting period.

About 3.689 trillion soums or 24% of total expenses of social sphere were directed to healthcare sector, which rose by 17.1% year-on-year.

Some 133.6 billion soums or 0.9% of expenses to social sphere were directed to development of science. About 103.1 billion soums were directed to support elder people and people with the disabilities. About 1.571 trillion soums were used to social support and improve well-being of population.

The state budget allocated 448.4 billion soums to payment of allowances to people with the disabilities from childhood.

About 2.712 trillion soums were directed to economy, which rose by 14.3% year-on-year. About 1.866 trillion soums were issued to support agriculture sector and 203.2 billion soums to geological exploration works.

Expenses of the state budget to environment made up 535.9 billion soums in nine months of 2015. The centralized investments from the state budget made up 1.322 trillion soums.