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SHOCK THERAPY FOR AIVAZYAN
Naira Hayrumyan
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/country24178.html
Published: 11:00:22 - 14/11/2011
According to the World Bank study, tax collections could be 240 billion
drams more than now. The draft budget for 2012 states a 101 billion
dram boost. It means that the government is trying to retrieve the
economy from the shade gradually, without a shock therapy, not to
disturb those in the shade.
Is it possible to reform the economy without a shock? Perhaps the
government thinks that it is because it has levers to influence
those in the shade and knows that it can make them pay more taxes. In
addition, the government ~Sreserves~T half of the shade to be able
to tax the shade. After all, it has become the main occupation
of the government, and without this function the idea of creating
robo-ministers or e-government may become relevant.
It is notable that the international organizations point to mining
whenever they talk about shaded business in Armenia. It is even more
notable that in the past 9 months Zangezour Copper and Molybdenum
Combine was the first taxpayer. The taxes it paid totaled 22.6 billion
drams, which is 28.2% of the total taxes paid by 1000 taxpayers. In
addition, Zabgezour paid 13.7 billion drams more compared with the
period of January-September of the past year. So please, here you are,
13 billion drams. And you say 101 billion drams is more. However,
does Zangezour operate alone in Armenia?
In Armenia, the profit from mines goes to a handful of people,
announced the president of the Association of the Union of Greens
of Armenia Hakob Sanasaryan. ~SVardan Aivazyan [the head of the NA
Economic Committee] who used to be the minister of environmental
protection owns some major mines in Armenia,~T Sanasaryan said.
He said the law on mines, also the new draft, does not suppose fees
for wastes. There are no clear legislative provisions for measuring
the economic and ecological damage of mines. Sanasaryan believes
that if these provisions were in place, it would be possible to boost
revenues several times.
Sanasaryan is indignant that only 1.3% of profit is charged for
damaging the nature. In Canada, 16% is charged for damage, he says.
According to Sanasaryan, they want to repeal the relevant provision of
the law on mines, replacing it with inspector checks. ~SLicense for
exploiting mines is granted by the ministry of energy and natural
resources upon the wish of an official rather than by tender,~T
he said.
If the government really wants to retrieve mining from the shade, it
must adjust the law and ensure its enforcement rather than persuade
them to pay a little more for some time upon a backstage agreement.
From: Baghdasarian
Naira Hayrumyan
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/country24178.html
Published: 11:00:22 - 14/11/2011
According to the World Bank study, tax collections could be 240 billion
drams more than now. The draft budget for 2012 states a 101 billion
dram boost. It means that the government is trying to retrieve the
economy from the shade gradually, without a shock therapy, not to
disturb those in the shade.
Is it possible to reform the economy without a shock? Perhaps the
government thinks that it is because it has levers to influence
those in the shade and knows that it can make them pay more taxes. In
addition, the government ~Sreserves~T half of the shade to be able
to tax the shade. After all, it has become the main occupation
of the government, and without this function the idea of creating
robo-ministers or e-government may become relevant.
It is notable that the international organizations point to mining
whenever they talk about shaded business in Armenia. It is even more
notable that in the past 9 months Zangezour Copper and Molybdenum
Combine was the first taxpayer. The taxes it paid totaled 22.6 billion
drams, which is 28.2% of the total taxes paid by 1000 taxpayers. In
addition, Zabgezour paid 13.7 billion drams more compared with the
period of January-September of the past year. So please, here you are,
13 billion drams. And you say 101 billion drams is more. However,
does Zangezour operate alone in Armenia?
In Armenia, the profit from mines goes to a handful of people,
announced the president of the Association of the Union of Greens
of Armenia Hakob Sanasaryan. ~SVardan Aivazyan [the head of the NA
Economic Committee] who used to be the minister of environmental
protection owns some major mines in Armenia,~T Sanasaryan said.
He said the law on mines, also the new draft, does not suppose fees
for wastes. There are no clear legislative provisions for measuring
the economic and ecological damage of mines. Sanasaryan believes
that if these provisions were in place, it would be possible to boost
revenues several times.
Sanasaryan is indignant that only 1.3% of profit is charged for
damaging the nature. In Canada, 16% is charged for damage, he says.
According to Sanasaryan, they want to repeal the relevant provision of
the law on mines, replacing it with inspector checks. ~SLicense for
exploiting mines is granted by the ministry of energy and natural
resources upon the wish of an official rather than by tender,~T
he said.
If the government really wants to retrieve mining from the shade, it
must adjust the law and ensure its enforcement rather than persuade
them to pay a little more for some time upon a backstage agreement.
From: Baghdasarian