2024-05-19 02:02:23
On the eve of March 8, the sellers of the Komitas market have been “shocked” by being knowledgeable that they needed to vacate the market space. The employees are in a determined scenario, they do not know what to do, the place to go.
“They got here and mentioned unhealthy information. you need to vacate the premises by March 15. Everybody received blended up, they simply mentioned, ‘We’re providing you with 25 days, discover a place in your items and your self,'” one of many market sellers informed “Sputnik Armenia”.
The sellers have requests to increase the time till the top of the 12 months. They are saying that they stood within the chilly, they froze, now they need to have the ability to promote a minimum of seasonal fruit and veggies.
They pay 2000-3000 drams per day out there. That is helpful to the extent that they don’t have anything to do with the tax discipline, and to promote in shops, they need to pay hire to the shop and to the SRC.
“How a lot revenue do we’ve got if we give 5% to the taxman and 10% to the shop hire?” We’re employed like a “rabbi”, let’s give every part to this and that. How ought to we do it, the place ought to we promote it?” complained one other worker.
Many individuals have been promoting their merchandise in Komitas marketplace for 30-40 years, they’ve realized the world and have their common clients. They tried to know from the directorate what would be the destiny of the market, they even urged that if will probably be repaired and turn out to be a market once more, they’re able to pay extra sooner or later, simply to proceed their work. Nonetheless, as of now, nothing is understood about them.
“We do not have a lifestyle, they caught this too, closed it, how are we going to do it, how ought to we reside?” Together with that, they are saying that they may make the transport dearer, as in the event that they have been going to bury them in a heap,” added one of many aged sellers.
There are about 70 sellers in Komitas market. a few of them convey their items from the village and promote them, and a few are resellers.
The media additionally tried to contact the directorate of the market, however the calls remained unanswered.
Based on “Sputnik Armenia”, the Komitas market was purchased by “GTB Holding”, which can be constructing the Ararat Marz metallurgical plant.