It is proposed to rewrite the article on the rates of state duty paid for customs operations defined by the law on State Duty. It is proposed to bring these norms into line with the rates established by the EEU Customs Code. In recent years, they have not undergone any amendments.
Separation of the state duty charged by the customs bodies for customs operations according to the types of customs declarations is planned. For each case of state duty, it is planned to define the terms of payment of state duty. The scope of state duty exemption privileges will be clarified.
The Deputy Chairman of the RA State Revenue Committee Artur Manukyan presented the proposed amendments and addenda to the Law on State Tax in the NA Standing Committee on Economic Affairs. The issue was debated in the first reading.
According to the rapporteur, the proposed regulations will contribute to the simplification of the customs formulation process and the implementation of uniform administration.
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The current rates for temporary protection will be changed: They will be set by weight. Separate rates will be provided for each of the existing 4 types of declarations depending on the weight of the product.
The bill was approved by the Committee.
The regulations proposed in the laws on State Duty and on Aviation were debated and endorsed in the second reading. Technical amendments were made from the first to the second reading.
The proposed amendments to the law on Joint Stock Companies were also debated in the second reading, presented by the RA Deputy Minister of Economy Rafayel Gevorgyan.
According to the rapporteur, technical amendments were made in the draft from the first to the second reading. The revised initiative was also approved by the Committee.
National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia