Ex-PM disapproves provision of tax benefits to Armenian ChurchOctober 25, 2011 - 14:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A member of Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc, former Prime Minister disapproves of providing tax benefits to Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC). “Land taxes should be imposed on church property,” Hrant Bagratyan told a news conference in Yerevan, commenting on amendments to Laws on Property and Land discussed Oct 24 at parliament. As Bagratyan noted, the amendments, envisaging tax exemption for AAC, will give the Church clear advantages over all the other entities. To prove his point, Bagratyan cited the Church who took hold of the majority of the country's resources as the reason for the downfall of Arshakuni Dynasty. -DJ- Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | 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. IDBank issues 2nd tranche of dollar bonds of 2024 On May 13, 2024, IDBank placed registered coupon bonds under the abbreviation AMANLBB2PER9. Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. |