According to the tax service, taxpayers of the following regions received the largest number of VAT refunds:

•  IRI for large taxpayers – 571.4 billion soums (24 organizations);
•  Tashkent city – 222.5 billion soums (222 organizations);
•  Tashkent region – 84.1 billion soums (82 organizations);
•  Andijan region – 65.3 billion soums (108 organizations);
•  Namangan region – 40.4 billion soums (95 organizations).

Industries with the largest amounts of VAT refunded:

•  Production – 667.7 billion soums (292 organizations);
•  Trade – 160.2 billion soums (235 organizations);
•  Agriculture – 141.5 billion soums (183 organizations);
•  Construction – 76 billion soums (61 organizations);
•  Service sector – 68.2 billion soums (70 organizations).

Compared to the same period last year, the amount of VAT refunded was 147.3 billion soums more.