STARTING FROM JANUARY 1, 2009, ANY CASH REGISTER COUPON TO BE EQUIVALENT TO TICKET OF CASTING OF LOTS IN ARMENIA
Noyan Tapan
Dec 15, 2008
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 15, NOYAN TAPAN. Starting from January 1, 2009, any
coupon of a cash register in Armenia will be equivalent to a ticket
of casting of lots. The deputy head of the RA State Revenue Committee
Armen Alaverdian announced at the December 11 press conference that
coupons received from a trade point will have 8-digit numbers on
them. Duirng the first week of each month, a casting of lots will
be held by Public Television of Armenia, and in case of coincidence
of 4 or more numbers, the holder of the given coupon will win from
5 thousand to 5 million drams (from 16.2 dollars to 16.2 thousand
dollars).
A. Alaverdian said that in this way citizens will be more interested
in requesting their coupons after a purchase. As a result, the cash
register introduction process will be more efficient and tax revenues
will grow about 4 times.
It was mentioned that there are about 45 thousand cash registered in
Armenia, including 7,200 at fairs.