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ARMENIAN LAWMAKERS AGREE TO INCLUDE AIR TAX IN AIR FARE
ARKA
Dec 25, 2008
YEREVAN, December 25. /ARKA/. Armenian National Assembly amended laws
on state duty and an aviation on Thursday.
Aharon Chilingaryan, deputy chairman of State Revenue committee, said
the amendments imply inclusion air duty in the cost of air tickets.
The duty will be taken by the company selling tickets and sent to
the state budget, if flights are regular.
In the event of not regular flight and flights operated by the foreign
companies having no offices in Armenia, the duty will be taken by
the company exploiting the airport.
The amendments abolished state duty preferences for everybody,
including persons having diplomatic passports.
Instead, lawmakers decided to exempt passengers of short-distance
flights (up to 450 kilometres) from state duty.
Ara Nranyan, member of National Assembly's economic committee, said
that it was proposed to abolish or reduce the air fee from present
AMD 10,000 to AMD 6,000.
But the MP thinks it would be wrong to do it right now, amid the
financial crisis, especially taking into account that this tax adds
AMD 7 billion every year to the state budget.($1 - AMD 308.35).
ARKA
Dec 25, 2008
YEREVAN, December 25. /ARKA/. Armenian National Assembly amended laws
on state duty and an aviation on Thursday.
Aharon Chilingaryan, deputy chairman of State Revenue committee, said
the amendments imply inclusion air duty in the cost of air tickets.
The duty will be taken by the company selling tickets and sent to
the state budget, if flights are regular.
In the event of not regular flight and flights operated by the foreign
companies having no offices in Armenia, the duty will be taken by
the company exploiting the airport.
The amendments abolished state duty preferences for everybody,
including persons having diplomatic passports.
Instead, lawmakers decided to exempt passengers of short-distance
flights (up to 450 kilometres) from state duty.
Ara Nranyan, member of National Assembly's economic committee, said
that it was proposed to abolish or reduce the air fee from present
AMD 10,000 to AMD 6,000.
But the MP thinks it would be wrong to do it right now, amid the
financial crisis, especially taking into account that this tax adds
AMD 7 billion every year to the state budget.($1 - AMD 308.35).