AVIATION IN SHADOW

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17:49:35 – 23/09/2009

The Armenian Control Chamber found out that in Armenia the Air
companies are registered free of charge. Ishkhan Zakaryan says the
Armenian department of aviation registered 12 companies in Armenia
the activities of 9 of which were held abroad. Ishkhan Zakaryan says
that if one of them registered in the United Arab Emirates, it would
have to pay 320 million dram and in London, the sum would be equal
to 1 billion dram.

Ishkhan Zakaryan notes that in 2008 the 9 companies working abroad
paid to the Armenian budget only 37 million dram altogether while the
ArmAir company which in 2008 used only 1 helicopter to spray trees
etc. paid 41 million dram.

The other Air companies registered in Armenia, ArmAvia and Air Armenia
paid 1 billion 30 million and 27 million dram each.

Ishkhan Zakaryan notes that the fact that companies registered in
Armenia but working abroad pay little taxes is the problem of the
tax service and not the aviation service.