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"OUR COUNTRY SHOULD HAVE A SPECIAL ATTITUDE TO THE BOOK"
http://times.am/?l=en&p=5228
28.02.12, 17:39
Today at "Heyeli" ("Mirror") press-club head of the "Antares"
holding Armen Martirosyan, head of the "Bureaucrat" book-store Hayk
Hovhannisyan and writer Aram Pachyan spoke about the attitude towards
book in Armenia and also referred to the law changes which have caused
the book praise to be raised with 20%.
Head of the "Bureaucrat" noted that the expensive praises damages
the state budget more. "This 20 % has already had its influence on
book trade. People started to use e-books more. We are not against
it but the use of the books is a culture and there are such books
which must be certainly held by the hand", H. Hovhannisyan said.
The speaker also underlined that the book must be free from the value
added tax and the educational books and books for children are free.
Head of the "Antares" publishing house A. Martirosyan said that there
are already such books in "Noyyan Tapan" book-store which is bought
by 3000 AMD from the author and is sold by 6000 AMD. "Today our users
have financial problems and are not able to buy books by such praises",
he said.
Writer A. Pachyan informed that the writers created a group named
"We are against the book\s praises to be increased" in Facebook social
network. "We will present a letter to the Armenian Prime Minister and
we will wait for the answer. After it our further steps will be clear.
We have decided some interesting actions and we want our word to reach
its aim. We are promised that discussion in the NA will be held during
the coming week", A. Pachyan said.
According to the writer the law accepters also do not have a concrete
explanation why it was accepted. "This year intended to be devoted to
the book, as this year Yerevan is announced to be Book World Capital
and this year we celebrate the 500th anniversary of Armenian printing,
but this tax prevents it", A. Pachyan said.
Head of the "Antares" holding informed that they have met the workers
if the Ministry of Finances who promised to present an explanation
during coming 15 days.
"The book is a spiritual and cultural value and it must have privileges
in the taxes sphere Why must we be equal to Azerbaijan and pay high
taxes? Why we shouldn't follow the example of the serious countries
and not pay lower taxes? If the country does not treat the book well,
society will also not treat well. Our country should have a special
attitude to the book", A. Martirosyan underlined.
http://times.am/?l=en&p=5228
28.02.12, 17:39
Today at "Heyeli" ("Mirror") press-club head of the "Antares"
holding Armen Martirosyan, head of the "Bureaucrat" book-store Hayk
Hovhannisyan and writer Aram Pachyan spoke about the attitude towards
book in Armenia and also referred to the law changes which have caused
the book praise to be raised with 20%.
Head of the "Bureaucrat" noted that the expensive praises damages
the state budget more. "This 20 % has already had its influence on
book trade. People started to use e-books more. We are not against
it but the use of the books is a culture and there are such books
which must be certainly held by the hand", H. Hovhannisyan said.
The speaker also underlined that the book must be free from the value
added tax and the educational books and books for children are free.
Head of the "Antares" publishing house A. Martirosyan said that there
are already such books in "Noyyan Tapan" book-store which is bought
by 3000 AMD from the author and is sold by 6000 AMD. "Today our users
have financial problems and are not able to buy books by such praises",
he said.
Writer A. Pachyan informed that the writers created a group named
"We are against the book\s praises to be increased" in Facebook social
network. "We will present a letter to the Armenian Prime Minister and
we will wait for the answer. After it our further steps will be clear.
We have decided some interesting actions and we want our word to reach
its aim. We are promised that discussion in the NA will be held during
the coming week", A. Pachyan said.
According to the writer the law accepters also do not have a concrete
explanation why it was accepted. "This year intended to be devoted to
the book, as this year Yerevan is announced to be Book World Capital
and this year we celebrate the 500th anniversary of Armenian printing,
but this tax prevents it", A. Pachyan said.
Head of the "Antares" holding informed that they have met the workers
if the Ministry of Finances who promised to present an explanation
during coming 15 days.
"The book is a spiritual and cultural value and it must have privileges
in the taxes sphere Why must we be equal to Azerbaijan and pay high
taxes? Why we shouldn't follow the example of the serious countries
and not pay lower taxes? If the country does not treat the book well,
society will also not treat well. Our country should have a special
attitude to the book", A. Martirosyan underlined.