‘I WON’T PAY AND I WON’T REGISTER’: ATTORNEYS PROTEST NEW STATE TAX
10.16.2013 17:00 epress.am
A dozen attorneys in Armenia have begun a campaign protesting a new
mandated registration fee, some of whom since yesterday have already
issued the following statement on their Facebook page:
“Respecting the dignity of the legal profession, I say no to the
draft laws circulated by the RA Ministry of Justice that provide for
the maintenance of the state registry of lawyers and an obligation of
attorneys to pay 60,000 AMD [about $147 USD] in state taxes annually.
“I declare that I won’t register in the registry maintained by the
state and I won’t pay the state tax. I ask the RA Chamber of Advocates
not to carry out any action tied to the registration of attorneys in
the state registry,”reads the statement shared and signed by attorneys.
Recall, it is the Government of Armenia that is proposing to amend
the law.
Earlier, in conversation with Epress.am, three attorneys said that
the new tax was unacceptable, while Helsinki Association for Human
Rights representative Gayane Khachatryan called the initiative a
“state racket”.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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