Yerevan /Mediamax/. Armenian businessmen consider stability of tax order as one of the most important components while placing investments overseas.

Mediamax was informed in Marketing Department of “Grant Thornton Amyot” today that results of International Business Report of “Grant Thornton Amyot”, composed on the basis of a survey among 7400 privately held business in 36 countries of the world evidence this.

In particular, 39% of Armenian businessmen responded that the stability of the tax regime is the most important factor when investing in a foreign economy. Globally, 17% of the polled heads of private companies noted that in process of investing overseas they do not at all take into account the local tax order.

As to this issue, most passive are the businessmen of Northern Europe, in particular, Poland, France, Denmark, Finland and Belgium. Over 30% of businessmen polled in these countries stressed that tax order has no influence on making a decision.

As a counterbalance, significantly active are the businessmen from Southern Europe, Latin America and Asian Pacific Ocean region, in particular, Spain, Greece, Brazil, Argentina, Taiwan, Japan and China. Less than 10% of businessmen polled in those countries stressed that tax order has no influence on making a decision.