RA State Revenue Committee exceeds planned indices of tax and customs duties collectionNovember 3, 2010 - 19:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Chairman of Armenia’s State Revenue Committee Gagik Khachatryan said on November 3 that taxes and customs duties at the total amount of AMD 531bln were collected within nine months of 2010, exceeding the planned index by AMD 46bln. The collected sum is AMD 80bln and 3.5bln higher as compared with the same period of 2009 and 2008 respectively, Khachatryan told a press conference. Answering a journalist’s question concerning “poor work” of the Committee, Gagik Khachatryan said: “I have to frustrate some media representatives, who are looking for dark corners in tax and customs duties collection.” Moreover, AMD 581bln was collected within 10 months of 2010, exceeding the planned index by AMD 38bln. Besides, the sum is AMD 70bln higher as compared with the same period of 2009. 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |