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25.11.2022
It is Designed to Introduce Universal Declaration System of Physical Entities’ Incomes in
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It is designed to introduce a universal declaration system of the physical entities in Armenia with phase scenario beginning from 2023. The declarations will be presented with annual regularity. It is designed that the draft declarations will be prepared by the State Revenue Committee (SRC) on the basis of the information being under its disposal. Afterwards they can be edited, adjusted, added by the declarant and presented to the tax body as a version approved by the declarant. The RA Deputy Minister of Finance Arman Poghosyan said about this, presenting the legislative initiative of the Government designing introduction of the physical entities’ universal declaration system in parliament.

On November 25, the Deputy Chair of the NA Standing Committee on Economic Affairs Babken Tunyan convened the discussion of the Professional Expert Community, taking into consideration the public interest connected with the issue. The Deputy Chair of the Committee noted that the initiative is designed to adopt until the end of the year. Parliamentary hearings will also be held before the debate at the NA plenary sitting.

The Deputy Minister of Finance also informed that at the first phase the persons, who already submit declarations to the Corruption Prevention Commission with the logic of the law on Public Service, will present declarations. Persons related to the entrepreneurial units will also be declarants with the first phase. It’s about the physical entities, who are participants or shareholders in a company, which 1 billion AMD and more realized turnover or 20 million AMD or with more volume received a loan from a resident trade organization or is considered to be a real beneficiary in any resident trade organization.

At the second phase, the persons will be, who do work or render services by civil-legal contract, but they are not involved in the first group and the persons, who are considered hired employees and are not involved in the first phase. In the third, last year, the remaining resident citizens will become declarants. This decision of expanding the declarants’ framework is not the final proposal of the Government yet. According to the Deputy Minister, maybe a decision will be, according to which, the minors will not be those submitting a declaration during these three years. The issue of the pensioners submitting a declaration is also subject of discussion.

There are three goals for the introduction of the system. The first goal is the creation of the comprehensive data base of the physical entities’ personified accounting. The second goal is the fixation of the social component as a policy for encouraging investments being carried out also in the human capital. The third one is the introduction and strengthening of the culture for paying taxes.

Accountability will be designed for not submitting or not fully submitting the declarations within the fixed term. “This is a norm of right: when obligation is set, then there should be adequate accountability, otherwise we will announce that we have not paid attention to the discipline. Second, maybe it will not be possible to achieve our goals. The framework of the accountability, which is described in the draft is subject to debate, every episode is subject to debate,” the Deputy Minister said.

Some part of the participants of the debate welcomed, and another part regarded with criticism the initiative of the Government. It was noted that many provisions of the draft law are written in not understandable formulations, so a person cannot understand it refers to him/her. The final goal of the introduction of the system is also not understandable. According to the participants of the debate, the goal should be formulated very distinct, whereas there is disruption between the goals and the content in the presented draft. It was also not clear for some experts if the proposing system of the declaration refers to the incomes or property. The provision, which related to the citizens making use of the return of the income was considered unacceptable. There is a provision in the draft, according to which, if the citizen has not presented a declaration, then the received income tax can be levied.

The Deputy Chair of the NA Standing Committee on Economic Affairs Babken Tunyan clarified: “I accept that there is need for discussion regarding accountability. It is perhaps strict on the return of the income tax, maybe it is worth mitigating or discussing. Simply the logic is the following: if the citizen receives anything from the state, in this case the return of his/her paid tax return, then he/she should transparently work with the state.”

Some part of the debate was held behind closed doors.


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Members of NA Standing Committee on Labor and Social Affairs are in Vilnius on Working Visit
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Arman Yeghoyan Receives the Member of Riksdag of Sweden Marléne Lund Kopparklint
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25.11.2022
Hripsime Grigoryan Gives a Speech at OSCE PA: Our Response to Aggression Needs to be Very Concrete: Democracies Should Support Democracies
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25.11.2022
Vladimir Vardanyan Presents Reforms Related to Judicial, Anti-Corruption and Electoral Legislation in Armenia to Officer for South Caucasus Affairs of French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs Nicolas Karges
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25.11.2022
Eduard Aghajanyan Gives a Speech at OSCE PA: I Would Have Preferred to Use This Platform to Engage in Constructive Dialogue with the Delegation from Azerbaijan, but Unfortunately They Still Do Not Genuinely Share Our Peace Agenda.
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25.11.2022
Lilit Galstyan Gives a Speech at OSCE PA: Not So Far from the European capitals, the People of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, are Continuing to be Subjected to Aggression, Displacement and Ethnic Cleansing
The Member of the Armenian delegation Lilit Galstyan gave a speech at OSCE PA Autumn Session.“Dear colleagues, honorable president,Today, the main concern of the International community is Ukraine. Urgent action is required to combat the security challenges, to prevent the region from irrevocable co...

25.11.2022
Maria Karapetyan Gives a Speech at OSCE PA: Azerbaijan Has So Far Halted Back the Deblocking of All Economic and Transport Links
The RA NA delegation took part in the work of the OSCE PA Autumn Meeting. Giving a speech during the Meeting the member of the Armenian Delegation Maria Karapetyan said:“Dear colleagues, This year the connection between security and economy has taken a new relevance for the whole world and this Parl...

25.11.2022
Sargis Khandanyan’s Speech at OSCE PA Autumn Meeting
At the OSCE PA Autumn Meeting the member of the RA NA delegation Sargis Khandanyan gave a speech, where it particularly said: “Mr Chair, Azerbaijan’s unjustified and unprovoked military aggression against the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia launched on September 13, 2022, resulted in ...

25.11.2022
Hayk Mamijanyan Meets with Nicolas Karges
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25.11.2022
MPs of Armenia Faction Meet with Representative of French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs: The role of France for Armenia is special
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Working Discussion on Drug Circulation Control: It is necessary to ensure the availability and high quality of medicines in the Republic of Armenia
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Parliamentary Action on Climate Change: Conference in Yerevan
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25.11.2022
Hayk Konjoryan and Artur Hovhannisyan Meet French Partners
On November 25, the Head of the RA NA Civil Contract Faction Hayk Konjoryan and the Secretary of the Faction Artur Hovhannisyan received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the French Republic to the Republic of Armenia Anne Louyot and the Officer for the South Caucasus Affairs of th...

25.11.2022
RA NA President’s Statement on Resignation Letter of NA Deputy Aram Vardevanyan
Pursuant to Article 155.1 of the Constitutional Law the Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly, the deputy of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Aram Vardevanyan submitted his resignation letter on November 25.Pursuant to Article 155.2 of the Constitutional Law the Rules of Proced...

25.11.2022
RA NA President Alen Simonyan Visits Henrik Khachatryan School
On November 25, the RA NA President Alen Simonyanwas hosted the pupils and teachers of Henrik Khachatryan N 199 School of Davtashen Administrative District. Alen Simonyan took a tour in the school accompanied by the school principal Violeta Bejanyan and the Head of Davtashen Administrative District ...



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