U periodu 2008-2013. godina preko 50% ukupnih poreskih prihoda budžeta predstavljali su prihodi od PDV-a.
Porez na dohodak građana je smanjio učešće u ukupnim poreskim prihodima budžeta za dva puta, što je pokušaj rasterećenja poslodavaca zbog zapošljavanja. Carine imaju isti silazni trend i njihovo učešće u ukupnim poreskim prihodima je smanjeno dva i po puta. Proces liberalizacije je tome najviše doprineo, kao i prelazni sporazum sa EU, ali i pad uvoza. Akcize beleže kontinuirano povećanje učešća u ukupnim poreskim prihodima, i to za 10 procentnih poena u posmatranom periodu. S početka posmatranog perioda učešće poreza na dobit preduzeća u ukupnim poreskim prihodima je smanjivano, ali je zabeležen značajan rast tokom 2012. i 2013. godine. U 2013. godini prihodi od PDV-a i carina činili su čak 81% ukupnih poreskih prihoda budžeta.
U prvom kvartalu 2014. godine, u odnosu na prvi kvartal prethodne godine, u budžetu je zabeležen nominalni (5,3%) i realni (2,6%) rast prihoda, i to zahvaljujući realnom rastu prihoda od PDV-a od 4,4%. Sve ostale komponente poreskog prihoda beležile su negativan realni rast (realni pad prihoda). Ovakva kretanja na prihodnoj strani budžeta (fiskalna konsolidacija koja odstupa od planirane) uticala je da fiskalni deficit budžeta, za prvi kavartal 2013. godine, bude 72 milijarde dinara. U narednom kvartalu očekuje se dalje produbljivanje deficita budžeta, kao posledice manje naplate prihoda i većih rashoda, zbog velikih poplava.
In the period from 2008 to 2013, more than 50% of total budget tax revenues came from value-added tax (VAT).
The share of personal income tax in total tax revenues was reduced by half, reflecting an attempt to ease the tax burden on employers in order to stimulate employment. Customs duties followed the same downward trend, with their share in total tax revenues declining by two and a half times. This was primarily the result of the liberalization process, the Interim Agreement with the EU, as well as a decline in imports. Excise duties recorded a continuous increase in their share of total tax revenues, rising by 10 percentage points over the observed period. At the beginning of the period, the share of corporate income tax in total tax revenues was reduced, but a significant increase was recorded in 2012 and 2013. In 2013, revenues from VAT and customs duties accounted for as much as 81% of total budget tax revenues.
In the first quarter of 2014, compared to the same quarter of the previous year, the budget recorded nominal (5.3%) and real (2.6%) revenue growth, primarily due to a real increase in VAT revenues of 4.4%. All other components of tax revenue recorded negative real growth (a real decline in revenues). Such developments on the revenue side of the budget (fiscal consolidation deviating from the planned path) resulted in a fiscal budget deficit of 72 billion dinars in the first quarter of 2014. In the following quarter, a further deepening of the budget deficit was expected, as a consequence of lower revenue collection and higher expenditures due to severe floods.