Armenia needs further improvement of tax administration despite crisis
26.02.2009,
02:30
Armenia needs further improvement of tax administration despite the crisis, Atristomene Varoudakis, Head of the WB office in Yerevan, told reporters.
YEREVAN, February 25. /ARKA/. Armenia needs further improvement of tax administration despite the crisis, Atristomene Varoudakis, Head of the WB office in Yerevan, told reporters.
For several years the WB has been conducting a dialogue with the RA Government for the improvement of tax administration, he said. He stressed the importance of further work even amid the economic crisis.
Varoudakis said that the additional funds must not be collected at the expense of small and medium-sized enterprises.
The WB urges the Armenian Government to make every effort to expand the tax base to improve the struggle against tax evasion and shadow economy, Varoudakis said.
In this context he pointed out a number of steps favorable for business, including risk-based tax inspections, enterprises’ tax history, to reduce taxpayers’ contacts with tax officers to a minimum.
Varoudakis pointed out the need for a heavier tax burden for large taxpayers to relieve it for small and medium-sized businesses.–0--
For several years the WB has been conducting a dialogue with the RA Government for the improvement of tax administration, he said. He stressed the importance of further work even amid the economic crisis.
Varoudakis said that the additional funds must not be collected at the expense of small and medium-sized enterprises.
The WB urges the Armenian Government to make every effort to expand the tax base to improve the struggle against tax evasion and shadow economy, Varoudakis said.
In this context he pointed out a number of steps favorable for business, including risk-based tax inspections, enterprises’ tax history, to reduce taxpayers’ contacts with tax officers to a minimum.
Varoudakis pointed out the need for a heavier tax burden for large taxpayers to relieve it for small and medium-sized businesses.–0--
