Armenian President approves amendments and changes to RA Law on Excise TaxOctober 21, 2010 - 13:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan signed the laws approved by the RA National Assembly on introduction of amendments and changes to the Law on Excise Tax, introduction of amendments to the Law on Fixed Payment for Cigarette Production, as well invalidation of the Law on Fixed Payment for Petrol and Diesel Fuel. Besides, the Armenian President signed the law approved by the RA NA on introduction of amendments to the RA Law on Value Added Tax, introduction of amendments and changes to the Law on Domestic Market Protection, as well as invalidation of the Law on Fixed Payment for Cigarette Production, which will come into force on January 1, 2014. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |