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Opposition Bright Armenia party leader calls for distributing money to country’s population

News.am, Armenia
16:46, 28.04.2020

YEREVAN. – The MPs of Bright Armenia are not going to give up their powers to the government of the republic, even for some time, and especially in the current situation. Edmon Marukyan, chairman of the opposition Bright Armenia party and head of the Bright Armenia faction in parliament, said this during Tuesday’s National Assembly special sitting to debate on the bill on making amendments and additions to the law on the state budget for 2020.

At the session, Minister of Finance Atom Janjughazyan assured that this year he will no longer petition to the parliament for making changes in the state budget, and this raised a number of questions for Marukyan. According to the parliamentarian, thus, the government, in fact, wants to free itself from parliamentary oversight in terms of planning the state budget and, if necessary, getting additional loans from international donors.

The MP expressed a conviction that the authorities have chosen the wrong strategy to assist the country’s businesses and the population. He noted that the government has managed to raise some funds, and 100 billion drams would be enough to provide real support to businesses and the population. "We have that money," Edmon Marukyan said. "In many countries, the authorities have allocated money 5-16% of GDP; at us, that indicator is 0%. Give that money to the people! Last year we received $600 million from Russia alone. A positive result was managed to be achieved thanks to the work of the people."

Emil Lazarian: “I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS