Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- An analysis of business activity by regions of the Republic of Uzbekistan is monthly calculated by the CERR based on operational data (monitoring for all regions of the republic, according to the State Customs Committee, State Tax Committee, Central Bank and UzEX).

The monitoring results showed that during the year the volume of tax revenues of the republic increased by 16.0%. A significant increase in tax revenues was noted in Jizzakh (by 34.3%), Samarkand (by 34.0%), Ferghana (by 33.4%), Syrdarya (by 30.9%), Bukhara (by 30.8%) regions, in the Republic of Karakalpakstan (by 33.2%) and in Tashkent (by 38.1%).

According to the CERR, the increase in tax revenues in general for 2022 was significantly affected by the introduction of new digital tools: electronic invoice, online cash register, Cashback, E-ijara, Solichchi komakchi, tax.gap , digital marking of goods, national catalog (tasnif.soliq.uz), etc.

In terms of sources, turnover tax receipts increased by 152%, VAT by 128%, and income tax receipts by 157%, which allowed adjusting the prerequisites and factors for maintaining this level of growth until the end of the year.

Revenues from customs payments for the analyzed period increased by 38.5% compared to the same period of 2021. The largest increase in customs revenues was observed in Andijan (by 63.7%), Jizzakh (by 49.5%), Syrdarya (by 44.6%), Ferghana (by 42.5%) regions, in the Republic of Karakalpakstan (by 39. 4%) and Tashkent city (by 41.7%).

The analysis showed that over the past year, 7 information systems and 4 interactive services in the field of digitalization were put into operation.

In particular, the “Corruption Risk Management” information system, aimed at minimizing corruption factors in the activities of customs authorities, and the “Customs and Cargo Operations” information system, aimed at creating a unified system for controlling goods based on the chain, “border checkpoints” were launchd .

Also, the E-Archive information system has been introduced, aimed at the electronic collection of these documents, as well as the E-Navbat interactive service, aimed at organizing and speeding up the passage of vehicles with export fruits and vegetables across the state border.

The volume of automatic processing of cargo declarations without human intervention increased from 1.4% to 39%, and in exports this figure was 35%.

According to the State Customs Committee, the volume of exports of goods from the beginning of 2022 to December 31 increased by 21.1% compared to the same period of last year. A significant increase in exports was observed in Syrdarya (by 42.8%), Andijan (by 36.4%), Samarkand (by 23.0%), Namangan (by 22.7%), Kashkadarya (by 22.3%) regions and in Tashkent city (by 47.5%).

The increase in Uzbekistan’s exports is due to the growing growth in exports of food products, manufactured goods, chemicals and agri-food products.

The reduction in exports occurred in Surkhandarya (by -23.3%), Bukhara (by -2.1%), Jizzakh (by -1.1%), Tashkent (by -0.5%) regions and in the Republic of Karakalpakstan (by - 13.6%).

The decrease in the volume of exports of Surkhandarya region is associated with a decrease in the export of yarn and fruits and vegetables (beans, tomatoes, mung beans, onions), in Bukhara region - the direction of cotton fiber to the domestic market, in Jizzakh region - a decrease in the export of yarn, in the Tashkent region - a decrease in the export of copper, and in the Republic of Karakalpakstan, by a reduction in the export of plastics, pharmaceutical products and yarn.

The volume of loans issued by commercial banks in the period from 1 January to 31 December 2022 increased by 9.3% compared to the same period last year.

A significant increase in the issuance of loans was noted in Ferghana (by 28.7%), Khorezm (by 22.2%), Samarkand (by 20.3%), Tashkent (by 12.0%) regions, in the Republic of Karakalpakstan (by 13. 9%) and Tashkent city (by 14.6%).

The volume of transactions at the Uzbekistan Commodity Exchange for the analyzed period increased by 35.7%. A significant increase in exchange activity is observed in Khorezm (by 52.1%), Samarkand (by 46.9%), Navoi (by 46.7%), Jizzakh (by 37.9%) regions and in Tashkent (by 41 .6%).

Growth in the volume of transactions in these regions was ensured by an increase in the sale of such goods as mineral fertilizers, industrial seeds, motor gasoline, diesel fuel, construction and household materials, vegetable oil, wheat flour, wheat, sugar, cotton fiber, rolled ferrous and non-ferrous metals , polyethylene, polypropylene, ethyl alcohol, etc.

During the analyzed period, 87,613 new economic entities were created, the largest number of which was registered in Samarkand (9,724), Ferghana (8,664), Kashkadarya (8,150), Tashkent (6,771), Khorezm (5,439) regions and in the city of Tashkent (15,441).