IS GOVERNMENT’S MIND CHANGEABLE?

Lragir.am
18 April 06

On April 18 when the Constitutional Court was hearing the
case of the residents of Buzand Street and North Avenue the
representative of the government Davit Harutiunyan made an interesting
statement. Davit Harutiunyan addressed the court that in the judgment
on constitutionality of the alienation of property of the residents
of Buzand Street and North Avenue he would like to see something on
the compensations given by the government. The minister of justice
wanted the court to say whether the compensation to the residents
can be considered income.

Davit Harutiunyan said the government does not think it is income,
therefore the compensation cannot be taxed. The residents laughed at
this phrase because the government used to think otherwise and even
taxed the compensation sums.