Taxes to ensure 96% of budget revenues September 29, 2011 - 13:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 96% of state budget revenues will be secured through taxes, Armenia’s Deputy Minister of Finance said.As Pavel Safaryan noted, presenting 2012 draft budget at governmental sitting, “it's a good result, suggesting the majority of our expenditures will be effected via internal sources.” The daft budget envisages budget revenues, set at AMD 910 bln; budget expenditures at AMD 1042,5 bln; budget deficit at 132, 5 bln. “To provide high tax assemblability, a special package was delivered to be presented at next governmental sitting,” he said. 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, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. |