ArmInfo.Prior to the introduction of the institution of universal declaration of incomes of Armenian citizens, the issue should be raised for wide public discussion. This is stated in the explanation, the statement of the State Revenue Committee of the Republic of Armenia.
According to the source, the project became the subject of active discussions in the media and social networks, however, as the SRC assures, only after extensive public discussions, during which all positive and negative sides will be revealed, it will be possible to come to a common denominator.
As for the possibility of taxing transfers of citizens of the country who went to work in other states, then, as noted in the statement, there is no such project, as there are no ideas themselves. The answer of the head of the SRC on this issue was based on the general principles of taxation of residents' income, but this does not mean that their income is taxable or a similar project is being discussed.
Earlier today, the Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan touched on the topic. "There is no such thing, you misinterpret the government's initiative," he said, speaking of a sensational interview with the head of the SRC David Ananyan that from 2020 transfers will be subject to 23% income tax. At the same time, Pashinyan refused to explain the details of the government initiative, saying that he would address the issue in more detail during tomorrow's press conference. Meanwhile, Acring First Deputy Prime Minister Ararat Mirzoyan was not so categorical in his statements and did not deny the exaggerated information. He merely said that the idea of taxing incoming transfers would not be realized without wide public debate. However, this morning, the head of the SRC David Ananyan, in an interview with the ''Radiolur'' program, said that the essence of the reforms implemented since 2020 is the obligatory imposition of income tax on all types of citizens' incomes from 18 to 65. According to him, this also applies to transfers type of income. "The transfers coming to Armenia are only 10 times less than the country's GDP, and it is quite logical that these revenues should be taxed, which will increase budget allocations by several times," Ananyan summarized.