Armenia: Tax collections exceed budget estimates by 1.3% in Q1April 4, 2022 - 18:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's actual receipts from tax revenues into the state budget for the 1st quarter of 2022 amounted to AMD 400.6 billion, the State Revenue Committee reveals. The government had intended to collect AMD 395.4 billion, which means tax collections exceeded budget estimates by AMD 5.2 billion (more than $10 million) or 1.3% in the reporting period. Of the amounts collected during Q1 of 2022, 51.3 billion drams were returned to taxpayers. 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 | 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. Armenia says ready to extend nuclear plant’s lifetime by 10 years Armenia has taken necessary measures to extend the lifetime of its nuclear power plant until 2036. Armenia Security Council chief traveling to Qatar Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will travel on a working visit to Qatar. |