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    ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT AIMS TO IMPLEMENT ESSENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS

    ARKA
    June 5, 2009

    YEREVAN, June 5. /ARKA/. The RAS Government's anti-crisis policy
    includes new programs of maintaining essential infrastructures,
    RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan stated during a lecture entitled
    "Armenia's fiscal and monetary policy before crisis and now" as part
    of a series of lectures for young specialists "Crisis as a chance".

    "Specifically, the matter concerns the construction of 800-1000km
    of highways in 2009-2012 under 100bln AMD worth road construction
    projects," he said.

    T. Sargsyan also pointed out 75bln AMD housing construction in the
    disaster zone (the area destroyed by the Spitak earthquake in 1988),
    including the construction of Masters' Town, renovation of the
    irrigation and drinking water systems (100bln AMD), funds from the
    WB and the Mortgage Fund (10bln AMD), as well as the construction of
    a new nuclear-power plant and railway.

    "This all requires considerable investment," the Premier said.

    T. Sargsyan also said that the RA Government plans selective assistance
    to enterprises that encountered difficulties to enable them to remain
    economically active, which, in turn, will promote economic growth.

    "A task group is working at the Government to support such enterprises
    and consider various programs and applications, provide necessary
    funds and guarantees," the Premier said.

    Am ong the components of the RA Government's expansionary policy,
    Premier Sargsyan included assistance to small-to-medium businesses
    through the improvement of business environment and removal of
    obstacles to businesses.

    "Using the business opportunities of the banking system, the
    Government implements credit programs for SMB and provides guarantees
    to commercial banks for them to fund investments programs in the
    construction sector," T. Sargsyan said.

    The Premier pointed out numerous privileges for small-to-medium
    businesses aimed to promote the sector's development.

    "We speak of the previously granted tax benefits. Specifically, the
    minimum VAT is 58mln AMD, and the SMBs with turnovers within this
    limit are exempted from VAT," Sargsyan said.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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