YEREVAN, JANUARY 26, NOYAN TAPAN. The economy should be made calculable, and cash registers are the best instrument for it. However, cash registers should not be imposed on economic entities by law. As economist Tatul Manaserian said at the January 26 press conference, today fairs have the largest commodity turnover, which means that cash registers should be introduced first of all there, while the owners of fairs will establish "reasonable" lease prices. In his words, the Armenian government needs to display will and courage in order to make big business calculable as well. "Large sums are managed by big business so big business should be obliged to pay the full amount of taxes and be made calculable. And it should be done at once and not gradually," the economist said, adding that the Armenian prime minister "must visit with the same courage not only fairs and gold markets but also big businesses".

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