Tbilisi. The Georgian Small and Medium Enterprise Association has released the statement, which is quoted below unchanged. "The information disseminated by the Revenue Service last week about the activation of control purchases has triggered mixed reactions. We would like to inform the entrepreneurs that the Georgian Small and Medium Enterprise Association continues working with the Ministry of Finance to soften the fines and sanctions. The state is ready for this to a certain extent in order to simplify the operations of the business, but at the same time the fines must be adequate of respective violations.In respect of any questions the Association is ready to consult each entrepreneur and provide information on legislative requirements. Based on the rule of law principle, the Association also calls on the entrepreneurs to observe the requirements of the law and always use cash registers, thus avoiding the risk of being fined."

Source: Small and Medium Enterprise Association