WITH ARMENIA’S 2013 BUDGET DRAFT, AUTHORITIES SAY “DON’T ELECT US” – ECONOMIST

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November 19, 2012 | 12:25

YEREVAN. – The 2013 State Budget is the worst budget in the past four
years, opposition bloc Armenian National Congress representative,
economist Vahagn Khachatryan stated during a press conference on
Monday, the Armenian News-NEWS.am reporter informs.

In his words, this budget says nothing and it has no prospect. “This
budget promises nothing to business. The pessimistic sentiments are
growing, after getting familiarized with this budget, and those who
had a half desire to leave the country will have more desire to leave
after this budget,” Khachatryan said.

He added that such proposals need to be made in Armenia that the
citizenry would wish to stay in the country, but all this is absent
in this budget. And, as per the economist, the draft budget leaves
an impression that the Government was compelled to introduce this
document by the coercion of the law, since it had shouldered a greater
burden with the 2012 State Budget than with the 2013 draft budget.

“2013 is an election year [that is, presidential elections will be
held in February] and, with this budget, the ruling power seems to
be saying ‘don’t elect me,”‘ Vahagn Khachatryan added.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress