YEREVAN, OCTOBER 29, NOYAN TAPAN. Employees of the State Tax Service (STS) recently revealed the large-scale production of spirit, vodka and flour without operation licences in the city of Gavar. NT was informed by the STS that the vodka workshop and the flour mill belong to Hatsov Arat LLC, whose licences were cancelled in April 2007, and the company presented zero reports on its operation to tax bodies. 28 thousand litres of spirit, ovr 1,000 bottles of finshed products, 26 tons of yeast, 16 thousand empty containers, labels and covers, as well as vodka in the process of production were found in the workshop located in Hatsarat district of Gavar. The damage done to the state as a result of illegal operation of the indicated workshops makes more than 15 million drams (about 45 thousand USD) in terms of the absence of licences. The amount of unpaid tax liabilities will be calculated after the end of check-ups.

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