Friday, October 13 2017 18:24

ArmInfo. About 1600 self-employed persons used the preferential program of the State Revenue Committee under the Government of Armenia in 2017, which provides for exemption from any tax payments. Arman Pogosyan, head of the administration department of the methodology of administration, procedures and services of SRC stated this during a press conference on October 13.

He explained that the participants of this program were self-employed citizens whose annual income does not exceed 9 million drams. At the same time, these business entities operate without involvement of other persons, and in particular, do not have hired workers, organized their business alone and within the same environment. In this category, according to A. Poghosyan, included seamstresses, shoemakers, repairers of household appliances, furniture, computers, tutors, etc.

"In other words, we intend to create for our self-employed business entities, contributing to the tax environment. This is a new system for entrepreneurs, which creates new opportunities for doing more efficient business," he stressed.