Brasília, January 15, 2004 (Agência Brasil - ABr) - Excluding Social Security contributions, the taxes and contributions collected last year by the Federal Revenue Office, together with tributes and contributions paid to other agencies, came to R$ 273.358 billion, 12.49% more than the R$ 243.005 billion collected in 2002.

In December, 2003, according to information released today by the Secretariat of the Federal Revenue Office, revenues amounted to R$ 25.823 billion, 9.65% more than in November. (DAS)