In 7 months, Armenia collected as much in taxes as it was to do in 2018August 16, 2018 - 15:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In the first seven months of 2018, Armenia’s State Revenue Committee has collected in taxes as much as it was to collect throughout the entire year, Committee chief Davit Ananyan told reporters on Thursday, August 16. "Taxes to be collected in 2018 were to grow by AMD 107 billion year-on-year, and we have crossed that limit in seven months,” Ananyan said. Following the velvet revolution in the country, much has changed in terms of taxes collected by the State Revenue Committee. In the second quarter of the current year, the amount of taxes paid by Armenia's 1000 largest has significantly grown both against the previous quarter and the preceding years. The amount of taxes paid by other taxpayers, meanwhile, has dropped. 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 | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |