“I do not rule out shadow turnover in different economic sectors, which are difficult to calculate, as no documents are available,” Gagik Khachatryan, Head of the RA State Revenues Committee told reporters.

He said that despite the crisis and decline in economic activity profit tax revenues have been 3bn more this year than last year. This means that the real profits have so far been concealed. As self-criticism, he said that the Committee has corruption risks, which will never be put an end to. “The point is how effective is our corruption control,” he said. According to Khachatryan, businessmen cause many more problems than the Committee staff. Good heavens! But we keep saying: oligarchs and monopolists!

Khachatryan said that 400 officers have left the Committee this year for the following reasons: disagreement with new rules, failed examinations and paltry wages. Just note! None of them left for any other reason though Committee staffers’ official wages are meager as compared with wages in the private sector.

Today, December 29, 24 of the Committee staffers received diplomas and were commended.

T.P.