Pashinyan: No company can speak to a citizen of Armenia, or the government in the language of blackmail
09.04.2019,
10:28
After a closed meeting of My Step faction on Monday in parliament, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan commented on the situation around Spayka company, in particular, on fears that the company would stop purchasing agricultural products from some 80 communities across the country.
YEREVAN, April 9. /ARKA/. After a closed meeting of My Step faction on Monday in parliament, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan commented on the situation around Spayka company, in particular, on fears that the company would stop purchasing agricultural products from some 80 communities across the country.
Last week Armenia’s State Revenue Committee (SRC) accused Spayka of evading over 7 billion drams ($14.4 million) in import taxes and asked a court in Yerevan to allow Ghazaryan’s pre-trial arrest. Ghazaryan denied the accusations when speaking at a news conference before the court hearings last Friday. He argued that the 5.5 billion drams of the alleged amount of evaded taxes are VAT that must be returned to the company in accordance with the legislation.
On Monday a court in Yerevan allowed his arrest for two months. “I don’t think that any company should speak to a citizen of Armenia, a village resident or the government in the language of blackmail. This is a very bad modus operandi. This means that any company can say if you want us to pay taxes, then do this or that. It is wrong,” said Pashinyan.
On March 26, Spayka commissioned a $15 million worth cheese factory. The opening ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Spayka was founded in 2001. It is Armenia’s leading exporter of fruits, vegetables and some prepared foodstuffs. The company has more than 1,200 people on its payrolls. -0---
Last week Armenia’s State Revenue Committee (SRC) accused Spayka of evading over 7 billion drams ($14.4 million) in import taxes and asked a court in Yerevan to allow Ghazaryan’s pre-trial arrest. Ghazaryan denied the accusations when speaking at a news conference before the court hearings last Friday. He argued that the 5.5 billion drams of the alleged amount of evaded taxes are VAT that must be returned to the company in accordance with the legislation.
On Monday a court in Yerevan allowed his arrest for two months. “I don’t think that any company should speak to a citizen of Armenia, a village resident or the government in the language of blackmail. This is a very bad modus operandi. This means that any company can say if you want us to pay taxes, then do this or that. It is wrong,” said Pashinyan.
On March 26, Spayka commissioned a $15 million worth cheese factory. The opening ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Spayka was founded in 2001. It is Armenia’s leading exporter of fruits, vegetables and some prepared foodstuffs. The company has more than 1,200 people on its payrolls. -0---
