The ten largest companies in Almaty Region by tax payments transferred 395.34 billion tenge to the budget from January through September. They employ 6,871 people, 90% of whom are residents of the region.
Philip Morris Kazakhstan was the largest taxpayer, paying 163.04 billion tenge. Its plant is in Ili District. JTI Kazakhstan ranked second with 129.95 billion tenge, while Coca-Cola Almaty Bottlers, based in Karasai District, came third with 62.31 billion tenge.
Galanz bottlers ranked fourth, paying 20.12 billion tenge. The company has produced non-alcoholic drinks, bottled water and packaging since 1998. RG Brands Kazakhstan came fifth with 7.48 billion tenge.
The rest of the top ten were Knauf Gypsum Kapchagai (3.14 billion tenge), Mareven Food Tian-Shan (3.1 billion), FoodMaster (2.4 billion), Shin-Line and BENT (1.9 billion each).
Last year, the ten largest companies produced goods worth 1,148.504 billion tenge and paid 453.06 billion tenge in taxes. Their products are sold in Kazakhstan and exported, including to Russia, Tajikistan, Belarus, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.
Almaty Region plans to contribute 1.5 trillion tenge to the state budget this year through taxes and other mandatory payments. Last year, regional contributions exceeded 1.1 trillion tenge for the first time, including 490.5 billion tenge to the national budget and 628.6 billion to the local budget.
