OREANDA-NEWS Tax revenues to the consolidated budget of the Russian Federation for the first half of this year increased by 4%, to 21.7 trillion rubles, said the head of the Federal Tax Service Daniil Egorov.

"We have received 21 trillion 700 billion rubles in the budget system in six months, in real figures it is more than 740 billion rubles," Egorov said at a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

"At the same time, it is worth noting that our regional budgets are doing pretty well: we have an 8% growth, 113% cash plans have been fulfilled in general by all subjects of the Russian Federation," he added.

Speaking about the receipts of individual taxes, he said that there is an increase in VAT income by 12%, income tax - by 5%, and insurance premiums - by more than 11%.

The growth of non-oil and gas revenues in the budget system amounted to 7% - this is 1 trillion rubles.