14:10, June 8, 2012
The busy roadside market near the village of Arpi on the Yerevan-Syunik stretch of highway has fallen victim to a recent change in the law regarding the payment of permit fees.
Only a few vendors are left selling a limited variety of local produce.
The roadside market was a fairly bustling stop for tourists from Iran and native Armenians travelling through Vayots Dzor to other locations.
Vendors say that they used to be regarded as individual proprietors that paid 25-30,000 AMD in taxes during the middle of every month. As of April 1, when the changes to the law went into effect, they must now fork over 185,000 AMD at the start of each quarter.
Armenian News
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