ARFD OBJECTS TO NEW TAX BILL
news.am
Feb 8 2010
Armenia
The bill introducing new local taxes the RA Government submitted
to Parliament gave rise to considerable debate by not only the
Opposition, but also some coalition forces, namely, the Prosperous
Armenia Party (PAP) and Country of Law Party factions, Artsvik
Minasyan of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun)
(ARFD) told reporters.
He presented a number of reasons for the ARFD’s objections to the
bill introducing ten new local taxes. "We object to the principles of
setting the taxes. Is this proposal in harmony with the Government’s
policy of equal regional development, and whether there is no political
implication," Minasyan said. He stressed that the four basic reasons
for the ARFD’s disagreement are: economic basis, social reasons,
prospects of equal regional development and political implications.
Minasyan expressed the confidence that the Government has once more
proved that "it is submitting a poorly drafted bill to Parliament."
"Although at Parliament Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan’s request the
Government postponed the discussion of the bill, but this period is
not sufficient, and this package needs rearranging," Minasyan said. He
added that a number of taxes provided for by the bill are currently
in effect in Azerbaijan.
At its last four-day session, the Armenian Parliament discussed a
new tax package submitted by the Government.