Villages on border with Azerbaijan given tax exemption January 15, 2015 - 18:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The government of Armenia will grant tax exemption to the villages on the border with Azerbaijan. Specifically, 31 villages where farming lands remain unused over the dangers of Azeri shelling will be relieved of business taxes. The following settlement at the border with Nakhichevan will be granted tax exemption (with the exclusion of income tax for physical persons): Yeraskh (Ararat Province), Khachik, Khndzorut, Sers, Nor Aznaberd and Bardzruni (Vayots Dzor Province); Vahan (Gegharkunik Province) and 24 villages in Tavush Province: Nerkin Karmir Aghbyur, Voskevan, Choratan, Koghb, Vazashen, Berkaber, Chinari, Artsvaberd, Tsaghkavan, Mosesgegh, Dovekh, Paravakar, Berdavan, Barekamavan, Koti, Baghanis, Sarigyugh, Aygedzor, Kirants, Aygepar, Sevkar, Aygehovit, Voskepar, Verin Karmir Aghbyur, Armenia Today reports. In December 2014, the government of Armenia ruled to compensate 50% of the utility payments for gas, power and irrigation water to the residents of border villages starting January 1, 2015. As the Territorial Administration Minister Armen Yeritsyan had stated at a cabinet sitting, the villagers will also be exempted from the land and property taxes. To benefit from the government’s move are the residents of 32 rural communities in Tavush, Ararat, Gegharkunik and Vayots Dzor provinces 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 | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |