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GOVERNMENT WORTH 200 USD
Naira Hayrumyan
http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/comments/view/28745
Comments - Tuesday, 29 January 2013, 12:57
A few years ago someone calculated that an average person will need
60,000 drams a month not to starve to death. Then it was 200 dollars.
When the rate of exchange soared, the "minimum" sum also went up to
80,000 drams. 200 dollars is a sacral number. Everything possible is
done to ensure that nobody in Armenia will get more than 200 dollars.
In addition, the new tax imposed on dentists, realtors and others is
also about 200 dollars. Five years after the presidential election
the main achievement of the government's economic policy is to keep
up with the year 2008. Since then the income of citizens, pensions and
salaries, number of manufacturers has not grown. Inflation, emigration,
banks and monopolies grew instead. The minister of economy Tigran
Davtyan, as well as Serzh Sargsyan do not hide that the main goal
of the economic policy is to fill in the budget. The price does not
matter. It is important to pay salaries and pensions in time to prevent
social riots. Meanwhile, the budget is refilled through simple ways -
remittances, tax burden and loans. All the three hinder the development
of economy and harm the country's economic sovereignty.
The government claims that remittances are the salaries of citizens.
In fact, these salaries are got for the development of other
countries' economies. Therefore, remittances are interest on
investments of Armenia in other countries' economies in prejudice to
our economy. Loans are the best way of sending the country into an
economic bondage which leads to political dependence. Western funds
to which we owe billions may change their attitude to Armenia, and we
will lose our sovereignty, as is now happening in Greece. As to the
growing taxes, it is a major hindrance to the development of economy
and middle class. Dentists, realtors, taxis have already felt the tax
stranglehold. These are people who earn their living without depending
on banks and monopolies. Another few thousands of people will be left
jobless or a dignified earning. The budget will be full instead. Why
do the Armenians need a budget if pensions and salaries are not even
half of the consumer basket per capita? Isn't it better to rid of
the budget and the government which hinder development? The Armenian
National Congress used to offer the government to do nothing at all
because any step it takes harms the country. Now another demand is
put forth - eliminate the government which pursues budget revenues,
not welfare of people and economic development.
Naira Hayrumyan
http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/comments/view/28745
Comments - Tuesday, 29 January 2013, 12:57
A few years ago someone calculated that an average person will need
60,000 drams a month not to starve to death. Then it was 200 dollars.
When the rate of exchange soared, the "minimum" sum also went up to
80,000 drams. 200 dollars is a sacral number. Everything possible is
done to ensure that nobody in Armenia will get more than 200 dollars.
In addition, the new tax imposed on dentists, realtors and others is
also about 200 dollars. Five years after the presidential election
the main achievement of the government's economic policy is to keep
up with the year 2008. Since then the income of citizens, pensions and
salaries, number of manufacturers has not grown. Inflation, emigration,
banks and monopolies grew instead. The minister of economy Tigran
Davtyan, as well as Serzh Sargsyan do not hide that the main goal
of the economic policy is to fill in the budget. The price does not
matter. It is important to pay salaries and pensions in time to prevent
social riots. Meanwhile, the budget is refilled through simple ways -
remittances, tax burden and loans. All the three hinder the development
of economy and harm the country's economic sovereignty.
The government claims that remittances are the salaries of citizens.
In fact, these salaries are got for the development of other
countries' economies. Therefore, remittances are interest on
investments of Armenia in other countries' economies in prejudice to
our economy. Loans are the best way of sending the country into an
economic bondage which leads to political dependence. Western funds
to which we owe billions may change their attitude to Armenia, and we
will lose our sovereignty, as is now happening in Greece. As to the
growing taxes, it is a major hindrance to the development of economy
and middle class. Dentists, realtors, taxis have already felt the tax
stranglehold. These are people who earn their living without depending
on banks and monopolies. Another few thousands of people will be left
jobless or a dignified earning. The budget will be full instead. Why
do the Armenians need a budget if pensions and salaries are not even
half of the consumer basket per capita? Isn't it better to rid of
the budget and the government which hinder development? The Armenian
National Congress used to offer the government to do nothing at all
because any step it takes harms the country. Now another demand is
put forth - eliminate the government which pursues budget revenues,
not welfare of people and economic development.