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ARFD OPPOSES STATE BUDGET DRAFT, SUPPORTS AMENDMENTS TO TAX PACKAGE
PanARMENIAN.Net
November 18, 2011 - 13:59 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - ARF Dashnaktsutyun (ARFD) opposition party will
vote against 2012 state budget draft, at the same time, supporting
government- introduced amendments to tax package.
"We're fully opposed to the budget draft, as the latter fails
to respond to current challenges, imposing conditions impossible
for Armenia's economy to meet," ARFD member Artsvik Minasyan told
journalists at National Assembly.
To prove his point, the MP cited the government's refusing the ARFD-
advanced proposal to increase minimal salaries. "The government failed
to prove our initiative and unfeasible. Armenia must not have salaries
lower than the living wage," Minasyan stressed.
However, the government included many of ARFD suggestions in the tax
package. Minasyan listed transition to progressive taxation and luxury
taxes among other ARFD suggestions.
From: Baghdasarian
PanARMENIAN.Net
November 18, 2011 - 13:59 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - ARF Dashnaktsutyun (ARFD) opposition party will
vote against 2012 state budget draft, at the same time, supporting
government- introduced amendments to tax package.
"We're fully opposed to the budget draft, as the latter fails
to respond to current challenges, imposing conditions impossible
for Armenia's economy to meet," ARFD member Artsvik Minasyan told
journalists at National Assembly.
To prove his point, the MP cited the government's refusing the ARFD-
advanced proposal to increase minimal salaries. "The government failed
to prove our initiative and unfeasible. Armenia must not have salaries
lower than the living wage," Minasyan stressed.
However, the government included many of ARFD suggestions in the tax
package. Minasyan listed transition to progressive taxation and luxury
taxes among other ARFD suggestions.
From: Baghdasarian