The RA Chamber of Advocates stated.
"Today, on February 3, 2025, a club session was held at the Chamber of Advocates.
The lawyers once again discussed in 2025 Problems with the law "On Making Amendments to the Tax Code of the Republic of Armenia" have been in force since January 1.
The recent actions taken place, in particular, were presented at the club meeting,
Advocacy services, free (free) and voluntary visual provision of a petition signed by about 1,200 lawyers on release from the value added tax, government,
The disputation of the constitutionality of the Tax Code of the Tax Code on the Constitutional Court by 31 deputies.
We remind you that the application of the law,
- A significant negative impact on the protection of violated rights of people has a significant negative impact.
- excludes Pro Bono Legal Aid (Pro Bono) by Advocates.
- Item increases the cost of advocacy services, limiting access to legal aid, availability and the possibility of exercising judicial protection.
- It provides an unforeseen significant financial burden for individual lawyers and lawyers, which must continue to provide legal assistance within the framework of already signed agreements.
- Lets for individuals of discriminatory conditions, as, unlike VAT commercial services, the cost of legal services provided to citizens is twenty-20 percent higher.
- The work of lawyers is exacerbated, as it is an occasion for additional costs, creating a mandatory need to use the accounting services.
- limits the possibility of the development of the Law Institute, making it clear disproportionately difficult to make the formation of newly created advocacy offices due to a heavy tax burden.
- It creates discriminatory conditions for advocates for organizers, unlike other economic conditions, where tax preferential conditions apply.
The participants of the club's session once again expressed their dissatisfaction with the competent state bodies disrupting the human rights system and discriminatory tax policy on the lawy community.
According to the results of the discussion of the sitting of the Advocates Club, it was decided:
February 10, 2025 (Monday) Refusing to protect protection or representation of the Republic of Armenia (including in the courts, prelocities), demanding a legislative initiative and the Law on Making Amendments to the Tax Code of the Republic of Armenia By sending the project to the RA National Assembly, the provision of services considered to be free (free) and voluntary free legal assistance from the value added tax.
On the mentioned day,
PS 1 On the same day, a press conference will be held at the RA Chamber of Advocates, as well as the discussion of the lawyer's club on the next actions.
PS2 We will inform you that,
1. The club is an independent lawyer platform designed for lawyers' initiatives and private issues.
2. Participation in complaints' actions for lawyers carry voluntary nature. "
