“In terms of social payments, private entrepreneurs, notaries and self-employed individuals having fine obligations on failing to make payments within defined period of times are also exempt from the fines. Individuals having tax obligations in terms of VAT who alienated two or more properties until September 30, 2016, are also exempt from fines and penalties,” he said.
In reply Armenian Premier Karen Karapetyan said, “I’m not sure that the deal will be concluded very soon, however, even in case of the deal I don’t observe a risk. As a 25% shareholder of the pipeline providing transit, we don’t observe any risk, that the Georgian side will behave not in accordance with the agreement.”
News was being circulated on issues of this big company yet from the previous year. Then it turned out that the news not only corresponds to the reality, but everything is even more serious—the company goes to bankruptcy.
“The authorities pursue their policy themselves. Can pressures totally lack? As much as we are oppressed, the more we have the right to protect our interest, i.e. go against. If we go back to the April war: who provided armaments to Azerbaijan? How Azerbaijan entitled itself to attack on Armenia? Was that the initiative by Azerbaijan alone?”
The data issued by the RA National Statistical Service (NSS) yesterday make this upsetting snapshot even more complete. Thus, NSS issued GDP data for the third quarter of 2016 (from 2011 GDP calculations are being introduced once in a quarter). In the third quarter of ongoing year Armenia’s GDP comprised AMD 1 trillion 518.3 billion.
Tigran Khachatryan, Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Investments, stated that the Ministry attempts to find all the possibilities, by which continuity of production with “Ashtarak Kat” Company may be guaranteed. “We attempt to guarantee workplaces for the Company’s employees. This is very important for peasants, who had a long activity with the company and sold their agricultural goods. This is a complicated process and decision wasn’t made in a day.”
Nairit Plant CJSC has been recognized as bankrupt. Court of General Jurisdiction of Shengavit Administrative District (judge Armen Chichoyan) yesterday hurried to pronounce the verdict on bankruptcy. Accordingly, the Court has satisfied the lawsuit by the “Electric Networks of Armenia” CJSC (ENA) and passed a decision to charge AMD 500 thousand from Nairi Plat CJSC in favor of ENA, as an amount, initially paid as state fee.
In the period of January-September 2016 export volume from Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) member countries comprised USD 274.1 million. As compared to the same period of the previous year, export from Armenia to EEU has grown by 55.2%. This information was provided by the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) database.
Guillaume de Guiteau, Hennessy cognac house brand ambassador, paid a 3-day visit to Armenia, within which exclusive master class was conducted by one of the 6 ambassadors, introducing the well-known cognac, a participant of which was 168.am as well.
Main source of income for households of the Republic of Armenia is hired job. Thus, monthly nominal monetary income of households in 2015 per capita comprised AMD 52377, from which AMD 28800 (55%) comprises hired job. This information was provided by RA National Statistical Service through its report entitled “Food security and poverty 2016.”
