I would like to present how an additional AMD 40 billion was added to the state budget.

This is first and foremost the result of the policy of the government and the State Revenue Committee in the fight against shadow economy. This is what Premier Nikol Pashinyan said, presenting the report on the activities of the government in 2018 at the National Assembly on 27 March.

The Premier stated that since he predicts that there will be concerns that this might have a negative impact on the economy, he would like to note that there will not be any repression and that this only concerns the method of analysis, negotiations and dialogue.

“It is my pleasure to state that citizens of Armenia are really responding to the call of the government to play a role in the fight against shadow economy. Remember my calls to demand a coupon whenever you buy something,” Pashinyan said.