Armenian premier urges ministries to aid tax agencies

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19.06.2009, 02:59

Armenia’s Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan urged the ministries and government agencies on Thursday to help the State Revenue Committee (SCR) to collect taxes.

YEREVAN, June 18. /ARKA/. Armenia’s Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan urged the ministries and government agencies on Thursday to help the State Revenue Committee (SCR) to collect taxes.

“We should realize that our primary goal is to help SCR collect taxes. Unfortunately, our agencies are negligent of this problem,” the premier said.

He cited tax evasion examples, charging ministers and heads of relevant agencies to submit in three days their proposals on measures helping SCR collect taxes.

Pointing out major problems with accounting in Armenia’s healthcare institutions, Sargsyan said the RA Healthcare Ministry is capable to addressing those challenges.

Touching upon Armenia’s agricultural capacities, he pointed out large processing enterprises.

According to the prime minister, Armenia has faced a sharp economic downturn due to a slowdown in the construction sector and investments from Russia and other countries.

Pointing out an ongoing economic downturn, the premier said the government had to work more intensively during the summer period.

“We realize that the first nine months of this year are going to be the most challenging ones, but the country is likely to post an economic upturn by end-2009,” Sargsyan was quoted as saying.

Armenia saw a 9.7% year-on-year economic downturn between January and April 2009, with GDP amounting to 638,939.3mln drams in current prices. The year-on-year GDP deflator index reached 101.8% in April 2009.—0--

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