Wednesday, 19 July 2023
Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan chairs regular session of the SME Development Council
Today, July 19, the 21st session of the Small and Medium Business Development Council of the Republic of Armenia was held under the leadership of Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan.
Welcoming the members of the Council, the Deputy Prime Minister noted that the formation of a friendly institutional environment for the activity and continuous growth of small and medium enterprises is among the Government's priorities. Khachatryan expressed confidence that as a result of cooperation with the private sector, the legal framework regulating the business environment will be continuously improved, creating favorable conditions for the sustainable development of small and medium-sized enterprises.
Summarizing the results of the implementation of the decisions made during the previous session, the members of the Council referred to a number of important issues from the point of view of ensuring a favorable business environment, including the possibility of revising the responsibility for the employer in case of non-calculation or non-payment of wages in accordance with the law, reasonableness of fines for violation of the rules of the use of cash registers, as well as the problems that appear in the export process.
Thanking the members of the Council for the objective and effective discussion, Deputy Prime Minister Khachatryan expressed hope that the close cooperation formed during this period with state administration bodies will be continuous, allowing to effectively address the obstacles that appear during the activity of small and medium enterprises.
