ArmInfo.The Armenian government is taking the necessary steps to support the tourism sector in the coronavirus conditions. On May 27, Minister of Economy of the Republic of Armenia Tigran Khachatryan stated this from the rostrum of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia.
According to him, as of today, 800 beneficiaries are involved in the third program of measures to mitigate the consequences of coronavirus, of which 270 organizations represent the tourism sector - these are hotel complexes, catering establishments and guides. The total amount of state support amounted to 2.7 billion drams. As part of the first program, AMD 800 million was allocated. Despite a short period of time, the government also managed to provide enterprises of the field with soft loans in the amount of about 1.5 billion AMD. Together with the Ministry of Finance and the State Revenue Committee, a study is underway for new solutions, which will be announced later. The Minister reiterated that entities with a good credit history and good taxpayers can use state assistance. At the same time, Tigran Khachatryan once again rejected the possibility of applying tax benefits.
