Zangezur Copper & Molybdenum Combine Armenia’s largest taxpayerJanuary 31, 2013 - 16:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - As of 2012, Zangezur Copper and Molybdenum Combine topped the list of Armenia’s 1000 largest taxpayers, replenishing the state budget with AMD 31,7 bln against AMD 29,8bln of 2011. According to the data published by RA State Revenue Committee, it is followed by ArmRosGazprom – over AMD 30,9 bln and K-Telecom CJSC (VivaCell-MTS) – AMD 21,7 bln, Alex Grig Co.Ltd. – over AMD 17,4 bln and ArmenTel CJSC (Beeline trademark) – about AMD 11,4 bln. All of Armenia-based major commercial banks (21 banks) were included in the list of 1000 major taxpayers, replenishing the state budget with about AMD 25,8 bln against AMD 21,5 bln in 2011. According to the report, 1000 major taxpayers of Armenia paid over AMD 558,5 bln against AMD 483,5 bln in 2011, with 16,6% growth reported. 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”. |