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NAREG HARTOUNIAN CHARGES ARMENIA'S TAX OFFICIALS WITH "EATING OUR FAMILY ALIVE"
Kristine Aghalaryan
http://hetq.am/eng/news/11210/nareg-hartounian-charges-armenias-tax-officials-with-eating-our-family-alive.html
13:12, February 28, 2012
Nareg Hartounian, the embattled diaspora Armenian who heads the
Naregatsi Art Union, today responded to charges made by tax official
Armen Alaverdyan basically charging diaspora businessman with viewing
Armenia as a cash cow to be milked.
At a press conference, Hartounian said Alaverdyan was playing with
his family's honor.
Armen Alaverdyan, First Deputy to the President of the RA State
Revenue Committee, stated that, "The case of Nareg Hartounian, in
typical Armenian fashion, is one in which Armenia is regarded as
a source of profits and, tragically, evasion of taxes goes hand in
hand," Alaverdyan said.
Alaverdyan made the statement during a live February 24 live TV
link-up with the U.S. on the general topic of diaspora investment,
with particular attention paid to cases where the rights of diaspora
investors have been violated.
Today, Hartounian repeated that the tax officials should be going after
the directors of GH Storage Enterprise who managed the company before
he came on board in 2010 after they embezzled funds from the company.
He said the family had invested $500,000 to keep the company solvent.
Hartounian charged the tax examiners with being in cahoots with these
former company directors given that they have never been questioned.
Hartounian said the company would gladly pay whatever tax is owed but
only if a just appraisal is made. He refuted any hint of premeditated
tax evasion on his part or that of his family.
In conclusion, Hartounian said tax officials in Armenia have been
"eating the family alive" for the past year.
Hartounian made a special plea to the diaspora, urging Armenians to
follow this case in order to grasp what is currently take place in
the homeland.
Kristine Aghalaryan
http://hetq.am/eng/news/11210/nareg-hartounian-charges-armenias-tax-officials-with-eating-our-family-alive.html
13:12, February 28, 2012
Nareg Hartounian, the embattled diaspora Armenian who heads the
Naregatsi Art Union, today responded to charges made by tax official
Armen Alaverdyan basically charging diaspora businessman with viewing
Armenia as a cash cow to be milked.
At a press conference, Hartounian said Alaverdyan was playing with
his family's honor.
Armen Alaverdyan, First Deputy to the President of the RA State
Revenue Committee, stated that, "The case of Nareg Hartounian, in
typical Armenian fashion, is one in which Armenia is regarded as
a source of profits and, tragically, evasion of taxes goes hand in
hand," Alaverdyan said.
Alaverdyan made the statement during a live February 24 live TV
link-up with the U.S. on the general topic of diaspora investment,
with particular attention paid to cases where the rights of diaspora
investors have been violated.
Today, Hartounian repeated that the tax officials should be going after
the directors of GH Storage Enterprise who managed the company before
he came on board in 2010 after they embezzled funds from the company.
He said the family had invested $500,000 to keep the company solvent.
Hartounian charged the tax examiners with being in cahoots with these
former company directors given that they have never been questioned.
Hartounian said the company would gladly pay whatever tax is owed but
only if a just appraisal is made. He refuted any hint of premeditated
tax evasion on his part or that of his family.
In conclusion, Hartounian said tax officials in Armenia have been
"eating the family alive" for the past year.
Hartounian made a special plea to the diaspora, urging Armenians to
follow this case in order to grasp what is currently take place in
the homeland.