Taxation in mining field to be toughened in ArmeniaJanuary 12, 2011 - 14:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Jean-Michel Happi, the World Bank Country Manager for Armenia, said that the WB will assist the Armenian government in introducing amendments to the Law on Subsurface. “The mining field has “easily accessible fruits” and it is an important source for economy’s diversification and formation of incomes from export. The field creates new jobs and budgetary incomes,” Happi told journalists. At the same time, the expert noted that the current standards in Armenia create certain challenges related to environmental protection, social reporting, as well as tax regime. “These tasks are considered by investors during establishment of enterprises and exploration works,” Happi said. Economist of the WB Yerevan Office Gohar Gyulumyan noted that the legislatives amendments envisage toughening of taxation. “Basic payments for natural resources usage will be increased,” she said, adding that a scale of fixed payments will be set, which will allow increasing taxation for raw materials mining simultaneously with growth in international prices. Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. 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”. International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. |