Armenian opposition objects to new tax bill

The bill introducing new local taxes the Armenian government submitted to Parliament gave rise to considerable debate by not only the Opposition, but also some coalition forces, namely, the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) and Country of Law Party factions, Artsvik Minasyan of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) (ARFD) told reporters.

He presented a number of reasons for the ARFD’s objections to the bill introducing ten new local taxes.

“We object to the principles of setting the taxes. Is this proposal in harmony with the Government’s policy of equal regional development?" Minasyan said.

He stressed that the four basic reasons for the ARFD’s disagreement include economic basis, social reasons, prospects of equal regional development and political implications.

Minasyan expressed the confidence that the government has once more proved that “it is submitting a poorly drafted bill to Parliament.”

“Although at Parliament Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan’s request the government postponed the discussion of the bill, but this period is not sufficient, and this package needs rearranging,” Minasyan said.

At its last four-day session, the Armenian Parliament discussed a new tax package submitted by the government.

/News.am/