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population - opinions
17:39 * 28.08.14T
The proposal to grant privileges to the population of Armenia's border
villages is being treated differently by different regional governors.
Rafik Grigoryan, the governor of the eastern region of Gegharkunik,
says he strongly supports the legal measure initiated by the
Government and the parliamentary political forces.
"The border villages do, of course, need any kind of assistance, but I
think it would be right to treat the tax exemption and free economic
zone concepts separately. It has to serve its purpose to prevent
people from trying to evade taxes and encourage them instead to create
jobs to strengthen the border not only with the help of soldiers but
also residents," he told Tert.am.
Asked whether he thinks that a villager today is capable of launching
a private business, the regional governor admitted that the population
in villages is not often skilled enough to be confident about the
business' future. "But a villager does not have to ... Why don't people
come to make investments targeted at the border villages? Then the
villagers will work with that business," he noted.
The Gegharkunik governor pointed out particularly to the increasing
birth rate in the region, noting that the trend shows positive signs
for the future too.
Commenting on the issue, the governor Vayots Dzor, Edgar Ghazaryan,
said he doesn't think legislative solutions are necessary.
"We had internal debates in government, so our opinion was asked. I
don't think that we need a new law to be adopted, for example" he
said.
Ghazaryan particularly highlighted the situation in Khachik, a border
community where he said apartment-building problems always receive a
due attention by the government.
As for business investments, the regional governor said any job
creation project not related to agricultural manufacturing has been a
private initiative not linked to the government policies.
The region has 13 border communities all of which have a permanent population.
Introducing the key concepts of the legal initiative, Vahram
Baghdasaryan of the ruling Republican faction in parliament said the
preliminary amount of assistance is within the range of 1-2 million US
Dollars.
"It is still under discussion. The proposals we have sent contain two
options: tax exemption or exemption from bills in general, free supply
of textbooks and increased lump sum payments," he explained.
As for the possibility of creating free economic zones, Baghdasaryan
said he thinks that the budgetary resources need to be considered
properly before deciding on such a plan.
The bill, signed by the four parliamentary factions, has been already
submitted to the Government.
Baghdasaryan said he hopes that the measure will take effect until the
debates for next year's budgetary allocations.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/08/28/border/
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
population - opinions
17:39 * 28.08.14T
The proposal to grant privileges to the population of Armenia's border
villages is being treated differently by different regional governors.
Rafik Grigoryan, the governor of the eastern region of Gegharkunik,
says he strongly supports the legal measure initiated by the
Government and the parliamentary political forces.
"The border villages do, of course, need any kind of assistance, but I
think it would be right to treat the tax exemption and free economic
zone concepts separately. It has to serve its purpose to prevent
people from trying to evade taxes and encourage them instead to create
jobs to strengthen the border not only with the help of soldiers but
also residents," he told Tert.am.
Asked whether he thinks that a villager today is capable of launching
a private business, the regional governor admitted that the population
in villages is not often skilled enough to be confident about the
business' future. "But a villager does not have to ... Why don't people
come to make investments targeted at the border villages? Then the
villagers will work with that business," he noted.
The Gegharkunik governor pointed out particularly to the increasing
birth rate in the region, noting that the trend shows positive signs
for the future too.
Commenting on the issue, the governor Vayots Dzor, Edgar Ghazaryan,
said he doesn't think legislative solutions are necessary.
"We had internal debates in government, so our opinion was asked. I
don't think that we need a new law to be adopted, for example" he
said.
Ghazaryan particularly highlighted the situation in Khachik, a border
community where he said apartment-building problems always receive a
due attention by the government.
As for business investments, the regional governor said any job
creation project not related to agricultural manufacturing has been a
private initiative not linked to the government policies.
The region has 13 border communities all of which have a permanent population.
Introducing the key concepts of the legal initiative, Vahram
Baghdasaryan of the ruling Republican faction in parliament said the
preliminary amount of assistance is within the range of 1-2 million US
Dollars.
"It is still under discussion. The proposals we have sent contain two
options: tax exemption or exemption from bills in general, free supply
of textbooks and increased lump sum payments," he explained.
As for the possibility of creating free economic zones, Baghdasaryan
said he thinks that the budgetary resources need to be considered
properly before deciding on such a plan.
The bill, signed by the four parliamentary factions, has been already
submitted to the Government.
Baghdasaryan said he hopes that the measure will take effect until the
debates for next year's budgetary allocations.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/08/28/border/
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress