ARMENIAN PRESIDENT CONFIDENT IN EFFICIENCY OF CONSOLIDATION OF TAX AND CUSTOMS AGENCIES

ARKA
YEREVAN, August 22.

Armenian President introduced the Chairman of the newly created Public
Revenue Committee Gagik Khachatryan to the management staff of the
tax and customs authorities. Under presidential decree of August 20,
the country’s State Taxation Service and the State Customs Committee
were reorganized into one – Public Revenue Committee.

The presidential press service reported that the President Serzh
Sargsyan expressed confidence in efficiency of the consolidation of
two services if certain changes are made.

"I am confident we will be able to bring the work of the new
committee in line with the current requirements of our economy," the
President said. He stressed the necessity to imArmenian President
introduced the Chairman of the newly created Public Revenue
Committee Gagik Khachatryan to the management staff of the tax and
customs authorities. mediately start the work and perform substantial
changes in the situation and said that people unable to fulfill their
obligations and meet the requirements should make way for others. He
suggested the agencies to make concerted efforts to achieve the goals
set before the Committee.

The President commented on dismissal of Vahram Barseghyan from the
post of the Head of State Taxation Service. As early as on August
1, Barseghyan was warned that appropriate measures will be taken
if no substantial changes are recorded in the work of his agency,
the President said. During the next 20 days no changes were recorded
and no willingness to carry out reforms could be seen, the President
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