Approval by parliament of legislation to (i) introduce an excise tax on compressed natural gas (CNG) in the amount of AMD 8,330 per 1000 cubic meters, (ii) set the sum of the excise tax and VAT on gasoline at AMD 120,000 per ton instead of the current AMD 112,000, and the excise tax on diesel fuel at AMD 35,000 per ton instead of the current AMD 32,500 and (iii) increase by 10 percent the excise tax on vodka and tobacco products.
Status: First reading in parliament completed in June; final reading expected in October.