Gagik Khachatryan: owners of big businesses carried the main tax burden in 2010December 28, 2010 - 12:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In 2010, Armenian State Revenue Committee overperformed the plan for tax proceeds by AMD 20 billion. As the head of the Committee Gagik Khachatryan told a news conference, summarizing the results of 2010, in current year, the volume of tax payments amounted to AMD 590 billion, exceeding 2009 index by AMD 70 billion. Obligatory social payments plan was overperformed by AMD 500 million; dues amounted to AMD 105 billion, exceeding last year’s results by AMD 2,5 billion. As the head of the Committee noted, budget revenues were provided through the efforts of major taxpayers, with owners of big businesses carrying the main tax burden. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |