YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 11, NOYAN TAPAN. At the September 10 sitting, the RA government made a decision to transfer the amount of 543 million 500 thousand drams (about 1 million 468 thousand USD) envisaged for bonuses to be paid in the 4th quarter of 2009 under the Program on Holding Lotteries and Provision of Bonuses for Assistance to Tax Adminstartion to the 3rd quarter as the amount planned for 9 months is not enough to pay bonuses to citizens. Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said that 50 thousand citizens received and will receive bonuses. Besides, thanks to this measure the RA State Revenue Committee (SRC) collected additional 5 billion drams. In other words, the measure contributes to reduction of the shadow economy, and thanks to citizens' assistance, SRC increases the number of spheres taxable. T. Sargsyan noted that the government expects this flow of money to grow in the 4th quarter, therefore more bonuses will be paid to citizens. He underlined the necessity of taking serious measures in the first quarter of 2010 as every year trade tends to increase in the 4th quarter. It means that more than 50 people will receive bonuses in the first quarter of next year.

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