Villages on border with Azerbaijan given tax exemption January 15, 2015 - 18:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The government of Armenia will grant tax exemption to the villages on the border with Azerbaijan. Specifically, 31 villages where farming lands remain unused over the dangers of Azeri shelling will be relieved of business taxes. The following settlement at the border with Nakhichevan will be granted tax exemption (with the exclusion of income tax for physical persons): Yeraskh (Ararat Province), Khachik, Khndzorut, Sers, Nor Aznaberd and Bardzruni (Vayots Dzor Province); Vahan (Gegharkunik Province) and 24 villages in Tavush Province: Nerkin Karmir Aghbyur, Voskevan, Choratan, Koghb, Vazashen, Berkaber, Chinari, Artsvaberd, Tsaghkavan, Mosesgegh, Dovekh, Paravakar, Berdavan, Barekamavan, Koti, Baghanis, Sarigyugh, Aygedzor, Kirants, Aygepar, Sevkar, Aygehovit, Voskepar, Verin Karmir Aghbyur, Armenia Today reports. In December 2014, the government of Armenia ruled to compensate 50% of the utility payments for gas, power and irrigation water to the residents of border villages starting January 1, 2015. As the Territorial Administration Minister Armen Yeritsyan had stated at a cabinet sitting, the villagers will also be exempted from the land and property taxes. To benefit from the government’s move are the residents of 32 rural communities in Tavush, Ararat, Gegharkunik and Vayots Dzor provinces Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar. ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Armenia calls for prohibiting threats of attacks on nuclear facilities Armenia has raised the need for a treaty prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes. |