THE AUTHORITIES TRY TO STOP THE“BRAIN DRAIN” THROUGH LAW

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“The RA has always been and still remains the only country having the greatest scientific potential in the region,” states economist Tatul Manaseryan. He claimed that the greatest threat for the economic security is the “brain drain” and presented his bill on “the law on the RA science duty” to the RA NAS for further discussions.

The law must regulate the relations between the duty percent and its payment, specify duty payers and the order of payment. According to the bill the law breakers will be punished by the RA legislation. The objects concealing the duty or lessening its sum will not be punished unless they find their wrong calculations and correct them before the tax border checks. On the whole, the scientists welcomed the bill; they only demanded to fix the duty percent precisely. “It is not thoroughly calculated yet. Now we are engaged in the calculation and expect your wise suggestions on this score,” Tutul Manaseryan answered the scientists. He also mentioned that they must do everything possible to promote to the development of science and prevent the “brain drain.”

Mr. Manaseryan expressed his concern on the fact that many factories pretend to finance the science but it doesn’t correspond to the reality; they try to get rid of the science duty in that way. Some scientists think that science duty must refer to commercial organizations as well. The suggestion was welcomed by the bill author.

The representatives of the NGOs were also present at the roundtable. Tatul Masaseryan assured that all the suggestions made by the scientists will be taken into account while working out the bill “on the law of science duty.”