THE AUTHORITIES TRY TO STOP THE”BRAIN DRAIN” THROUGH LAW

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[03:33 pm] 25 April, 2006

“The RA has always been and still remains the only country having
the greatest scientific potential in the region,” states economist
Tatul Manaseryan. He claimed that the greatest threat for the economic
security is the “brain drain” and presented his bill on “the law on
the RA science duty” to the RA NAS for further discussions.

The law must regulate the relations between the duty percent and its
payment, specify duty payers and the order of payment. According to
the bill the law breakers will be punished by the RA legislation. The
objects concealing the duty or lessening its sum will not be punished
unless they find their wrong calculations and correct them before the
tax border checks. On the whole, the scientists welcomed the bill;
they only demanded to fix the duty percent precisely. “It is not
thoroughly calculated yet. Now we are engaged in the calculation and
expect your wise suggestions on this score,” Tutul Manaseryan answered
the scientists. He also mentioned that they must do everything possible
to promote to the development of science and prevent the “brain drain.”

Mr. Manaseryan expressed his concern on the fact that many factories
pretend to finance the science but it doesn’t correspond to the
reality; they try to get rid of the science duty in that way. Some
scientists think that science duty must refer to commercial
organizations as well. The suggestion was welcomed by the bill author.

The representatives of the NGOs were also present at the
roundtable. Tatul Masaseryan assured that all the suggestions made by
the scientists will be taken into account while working out the bill
“on the law of science duty.”