Armenian government referred to the package of draft amendments to the laws on taxes, land tax and property tax.

A Cabinet sitting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan.

Before proceeding to the agenda, the Prime Minister said to have received several applications from publishers, authors and book sellers concerning the recent rise in book prices. In this connection, the Minister of Finance was asked to give some explanations on the matter.

The Prime Minister next referred to the package of draft amendments to the laws on taxes, land tax and property tax, which imply that the target group of taxpayers should be freed from property tax and land tax arrears and relevant fines and penalties. As the draft had been considerably improved during the debates, the First Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration was asked to comment on the changes made to the bill.

In this connection, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan noted that any remission first of all hits the disciplined taxpayers as the State thereby grants pardon to those who fail to comply with the rule: “The proposed amendments mitigate the problem leaving aside the groups with such minor liabilities as have been formed due to objective reasons.”

The Premier advised that yesterday the parliamentary faction of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation suggested looking at the new methods of efficient organization of transport in Yerevan as developed by a group of Armenian scientists.

Tigran Sargsyan urged the Mayor of Yerevan to hold a topical discussion involving representatives of National Assembly ARF faction and Ministry of Transport and Communications, scientists and members of the Public Council.