Customs incomings increase by 16 per cent in Armenia
Mediamax news agency
15 Apr 05
YEREVAN
Customs incomings into the Armenian state budget amounted to 28.914bn
drams [64.25m dollars] in the first quarter of 2005, increasing by 16
per cent in comparison with the same period of 2004.
In this period, the volume of export amounted to 92bn drams [204.4m
dollars] and import to 139bn drams [256m dollars], the head of the
Armenian Customs Committee, Armen Avetisyan, said at a press
conference today.
The volume of petrol, sugar, wheat and meat imported into the republic
fell in the first quarter of 2005, while the amount of cars, fuel oil
and cigarettes increased.
Avetisyan today also held a working meeting with Armenian President
Robert Kocharyan during which the main attention was paid to issues of
tightening customs administration, the presidential press service told
Mediamax news agency.