NA Speaker Alen Simonyan continues his series of posts about the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church. This time he presented "Part 2". "On the relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Holy Armenian Apostolic Church".
According to Article 11 of the Law of the Republic of Armenia, the Holy Armenian Apostolic Church has the right to organize public fundraisers and receive donations and offerings that are exempt from taxation. Continuing with Article 64: Transactions and operations exempt from value added tax10) of foreign countries, international intergovernmental (interstate) import of goods, supply of goods, performance of works and provision of services by organizations, international, foreign and RA social, charitable, religious organizations, individual benefactors within the framework of humanitarian aid and charity programs (activities), as well as directly related to the implementation of such programs and significant for them supply of important goods, performance of works and provision of services. In case it is not directly specified by RA legislation (including RA international treaties), the differentiation of the project (activity) according to humanitarian aid and charitable nature, as well as according to the same point, the scope of goods, works and services exempted from VAT is decided by the authorized body of the Government.43) Diplomats serving in the bodies of the RA diplomatic service operating in foreign countries and military, commercial and other attachés operating under the RA diplomatic service, in the dioceses of the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church in other countries, citizens appointed by the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin for spiritual service after the end of their service as defined by the RA Law "On Customs Regulation" import of goods for their personal use," Simonyan wrote in "Telegram". Aravotyan wrote another post about the church.
