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OPPOSITION MP SLATES GOVERNMENT OVER LOW SALARIES
tert.am
31.10.12
MP from the Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition faction Hrant
Bagratyan stated that despite the presented figures, it appears that
the 2013 budget has reduced as compared with the 2012.
Speaking at the joint sitting of parliament's standing committees,
Bagratyan said he came to the conclusion after deducting the inflation,
economic growth and other indices from the incomes.
"If there is a growth, tell me please, where is it seen? Why don't
the salaries go up if there is 150 billion drams' growth?" the ANC MP
asked, adding that it is in case when the PM states the 2013 budget
is socially oriented.
"What right does the PM have to make such a statement? Putting aside
the natural growth, tell me please is there a growth in salaries or
not? Where is this growth?" Bagratyan asked. The ANC MP said he hears
for the first time about natural growth of salaries, like deputy
finance minister Pavel Safaryan earlier stated. Safaryan explained
that the natural growth is a concept stemming from law about salaries
and is agreed with the basic salary changes and coefficients when
the length of service changes.
"It is a legal term about salary raise," he said. Hrant Bagratyan
registered that there is no move yet, the deficit is not reducing,
salaries, pensions are not raising while they are stating about
expected 5% growth. "It means people will live better by 5% while
there is no such thing," he said.
From: A. Papazian
tert.am
31.10.12
MP from the Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition faction Hrant
Bagratyan stated that despite the presented figures, it appears that
the 2013 budget has reduced as compared with the 2012.
Speaking at the joint sitting of parliament's standing committees,
Bagratyan said he came to the conclusion after deducting the inflation,
economic growth and other indices from the incomes.
"If there is a growth, tell me please, where is it seen? Why don't
the salaries go up if there is 150 billion drams' growth?" the ANC MP
asked, adding that it is in case when the PM states the 2013 budget
is socially oriented.
"What right does the PM have to make such a statement? Putting aside
the natural growth, tell me please is there a growth in salaries or
not? Where is this growth?" Bagratyan asked. The ANC MP said he hears
for the first time about natural growth of salaries, like deputy
finance minister Pavel Safaryan earlier stated. Safaryan explained
that the natural growth is a concept stemming from law about salaries
and is agreed with the basic salary changes and coefficients when
the length of service changes.
"It is a legal term about salary raise," he said. Hrant Bagratyan
registered that there is no move yet, the deficit is not reducing,
salaries, pensions are not raising while they are stating about
expected 5% growth. "It means people will live better by 5% while
there is no such thing," he said.
From: A. Papazian