Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The next meeting of the Board of the State Tax Committee, in which all employees of the system took part using modern means of communication, was held in an acutely critical spirit.

In the course of it, the performance indicators of the tax authorities based on the results of the first quarter of this year were analyzed and issues of ensuring the unconditional fulfillment of the tasks outlined by the President during his visit to the State Tax Committee on March 16 were discussed.

It was noted:

Despite the reduction in tax rates this year for some large taxpayers, the growth of budget revenues compared to the same period of last year was 17%, which is higher than the generalized macroeconomic indicator (GDP);

In regions responsible for tax administration of other business entities, in addition to large taxpayers, revenue growth averaged 37%;

In addition, according to the indicators of tax administration, the growth of VAT revenues amounted to 27%, in the regions - an average of 60%;

The volume of revenues from the turnover tax increased by 1.3 times, the highest increase was in Ferghana 67% and in Khorezm 48%.

It was emphasized that such significant growth is due to both the sustainable development of the economy and bold steps to digitalize tax administration.

Along with the analysis of the achieved results, during the meeting the mistakes made, shortcomings and problems were openly and sharply criticized.

In particular, for mistakes and shortcomings in the performance of the tasks set to ensure tax administration, attract additional income by expanding the tax base:

Regular disciplinary sanctions were applied to the heads of the Interregional State Tax Inspectorate for Large Taxpayers, the State Tax Administrations (STI) of Kashkadarya and Tashkent regions, the State Tax Inspectorates (STI) of the city of Kagan and Andijan.

The heads of the STI of Andijan, Alat, Zaamin, Pakhtakor, Farish, Uchkurgan, Kushrabat, Urgut, Jarkurgan, Termez, Syrdarya and Gulistan districts and the city of Yangiyer were dismissed from their positions.

Also, the heads of departments of the STI of Asaka, Chirakchi, Mingbulak, Urgut, Mirzaabad, Sardoba, Baghdad, Kumkurgan districts and the city of Jizzakh were dismissed for mistakes and shortcomings in the forced collection of tax debts.

For serious mistakes and shortcomings in the consideration of complaints in the field of trade and the provision of services received through the "Tax Partner" system, and the implementation of control measures in this direction, the heads of the departments of field tax audits of the State Tax Inspectorates of Nukus, Jizzakh and Andijan, Gijduvan, Chirakchi , Karmansky, Papsky, Urgut and Bekabad districts were punished.

In turn, a decision was made to provide financial incentives for employees of the State Tax Inspectorate and 64 State Tax Inspectors who have achieved high results.

At the meeting of the Collegium, the reports of the deputy chairmen of the State Tax Committee were heard, and personal responsibility was established.

Specific tasks were set to observe iron discipline in the implementation of each instruction of the head of state, to further increase the indicators set at the beginning of the year, regardless of sharp fluctuations in the world market conditions, to develop and improve the institution of support for entrepreneurs based on the principle of "Tax Assistant", the transformation of small businesses and medium-sized businesses and the transformation of the tax authorities into a system without corruption.