Figures in criminal case against Spayka growing – State Revenue Committee
25.07.2019,
13:54
Figures in the criminal case against Spayka Company are growing, Armenian State Revenue Committee Chairman Davit Ananyan told journalists on Thursday after the government’s regular meeting.
YEREVAN, July 25. /ARKA/. Figures in the criminal case against Spayka Company are growing, Armenian State Revenue Committee Chairman Davit Ananyan told journalists on Thursday after the government’s regular meeting.
Earlier, the State Revenue Committee accused Davit Ghazaryan, Spayka director, of a gross tax evasion. It also accused him of dodging customs duties. The skim money totals AMD 7 billion (over $14.4 million).
“The investigation is under way now, and we are constantly receiving information from our partners and their friendly organizations,” Ananyan said. “Calculations and recalculations are being carried out. At the moment, taking into account the company’s close ties with agriculture, we single out charges related to the company’s former activity into a separate procedure and let the company continue its activity.”
Ananyan said that the investigation continues for obtaining additional facts and carrying out calculations.
“Now the company and its officials are given some freedom to let it continue its activity, but it doesn’t mean that we stepped back,” he said. “Quite the opposite – the figures released earlier have grown.”
Ananyan, however, refrained from mentioning these figures.
Earlier, Ghazaryan denied the accusations saying that AMD 5.5billion of the mentioned amount is VAT payments, which had to be returned to the company in compliance with the law.
On April 8, the Yerevan first-instance court authorized the detention of Ghazaryan, and on April 30, the Court of Appeal declined his lawyers’ motion to release him from detention on bail.
Later, he was released after paying AMD 1 billion (about $2.1 million).
Spayka, founded in 2001, exports and sells fruits and vegetables to Russia, CIS and European countries since 2007.
The company also manufactures packages, including boxes and pallets of foamed polystyrene and develops intensive gardens. -0---
Earlier, the State Revenue Committee accused Davit Ghazaryan, Spayka director, of a gross tax evasion. It also accused him of dodging customs duties. The skim money totals AMD 7 billion (over $14.4 million).
“The investigation is under way now, and we are constantly receiving information from our partners and their friendly organizations,” Ananyan said. “Calculations and recalculations are being carried out. At the moment, taking into account the company’s close ties with agriculture, we single out charges related to the company’s former activity into a separate procedure and let the company continue its activity.”
Ananyan said that the investigation continues for obtaining additional facts and carrying out calculations.
“Now the company and its officials are given some freedom to let it continue its activity, but it doesn’t mean that we stepped back,” he said. “Quite the opposite – the figures released earlier have grown.”
Ananyan, however, refrained from mentioning these figures.
Earlier, Ghazaryan denied the accusations saying that AMD 5.5billion of the mentioned amount is VAT payments, which had to be returned to the company in compliance with the law.
On April 8, the Yerevan first-instance court authorized the detention of Ghazaryan, and on April 30, the Court of Appeal declined his lawyers’ motion to release him from detention on bail.
Later, he was released after paying AMD 1 billion (about $2.1 million).
Spayka, founded in 2001, exports and sells fruits and vegetables to Russia, CIS and European countries since 2007.
The company also manufactures packages, including boxes and pallets of foamed polystyrene and develops intensive gardens. -0---
