Vardan Aivazyan: SME did not feel increase in tax load in 2010December 27, 2010 - 19:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Head of the RA NA Committee on Economic Affairs Vardan Aivazyan said that small and medium enterprises (SME) did not feel a considerable increase in the tax load. In 2010 the Committee submitted a range of bills aimed at promoting SME in Armenia, Aivazyan told a briefing in the Armenian parliament. He added that in 2011 the Committee is going to organize hearings around the offered bills in the fields of transport, communication, concession agreements, fish production and tax administration. 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 | Mirzoyan says meeting with Bayramov was “constructive” At the moment, Ararat Mirzoyan said, there is no basis for additional comments. OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security” Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. France welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting in Almaty France has welcomed the new round of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. |