In the last 13 years, the volume of winning games, internet winning games, virtual gambling, lotteries, totalizator, internet totalizator.
If the volume of bets on Internet winning games amounted to about 14 billion drams ($ 35 million), in 2023 they increased more than 440 times, reaching 6.3 trillion drams ($ 15.8 billion).
Meanwhile, collected taxes and duties have increased only 26 times. This was stated by Hayk Sargsyan, a deputy of the RA NA "Civil Agreement" faction.
This is being reported by the RA National Assembly.
At the February 5 sitting of the February 5 sitting, the RA Deputy Hayk Sargsyan "On Making Amendments and Addenda to Amendments" and "On Making Addenses and Amendments to the Tax Code" June 12, 2024 The package of draft laws on making changes in the law.
According to the keynote speaker, a number of legislative changes have been made in the last 5 years, which have been aimed at increasing the tax burden, but according to him, the statistics analysis is not enough, and it is necessary to re-raise the tax burden again. :
According to the project, it is recommended to provide 10% turnover taxes for the industry.
The author noted that during the discussion of the sitting of the Committee of Ministers, the government approved the legislative initiative. Hayk Sargsyan informed that during the discussions the Deputy Minister of Finance does not consider it expedient to increase the taxes of the organization's activities of casinos, winning games, lotteries, totalizator and internet totalizator. According to the author, the volume of turnover increased by 11 times in 2010-2016. In detail the situation, the speaker highlighted the proposed changes.
Hayk Sargsyan answered the questions of the deputies, presenting clarifications on the situation in the sphere of the results of the studies, as well as possible risks. "The goal of the project is to ensure a million hundred billion drams a year in the state budget," the author of the legislative initiative emphasized. He noted that the second reading is planned to be held in the second reading with the participation of representatives of the four companies operating in the field, as a result of which he will make a proposal to increase the turnover tax.
RA Deputy Minister of Finance Arman Poghosyan informed that the draft laws of the government was discussed only in the Financial and Economic Committee. There is a need for new tax settings to control the field, introduce new tools.
They made a number of proposals on the project.
Deputy Chairman of the Standing Committee on Economic Affairs Babken Tunyan thanked such a sensitive topic and raising a problem. Highlighting the issue and acknowledging that additional steps have suggested postponing the legislative initiative for two months, while organizing a government discussion. In the final speech, Hayk Sargsyan touched upon speeches and observations.
According to the author of the legislative initiative, voting took place, the project received a positive conclusion.
The commission has postponed the package of draft draft laws to amendments to the Law on Making Amendments to the Law on Making Amendments to the RA Republic of Armenia on Making Amendments on Making Amendments to the Law on Making Amendments to the Law on Making Amendments to the Law on Making Amendments to the Law on Making Amendments to the RA Republic on January 24, 20020. As well as the package of draft laws submitted to the RA Civil Code of the Civil Code of the Republic of Armenia.
