AGAINST OLIGARCHIZATION OF ECONOMY

Lragir.am
09 June 06

Recently a number of owners of kiosks and small businesses have turned
to the Orinats Yerkir Party, asking to help to defend their
rights. Thereupon the Political Council of the Orinats Yerkir Party is
deeply concerned about mass dismantling of kiosks in different
communities of the capital, on highways and undergrounds (namely
Barekamutiun and Sasuntsi Davit underground stations, underground
passages of Abovyan and Koryun Streets). The relevant agencies have
initiated a real massacre of small businesses, referring to
architectural reasons. Not allowing owners to improve the appearance
of their kiosks themselves, they, in fact, aim to deprive thousands of
people of the only means of earning their living.

Considering the high rate of unemployment in the country, we think it
is unacceptable to close down jobs artificially.

The aim is clear: to consolidate and center kiosk trade in the hands
of a group of people. Condemning every effort of oligarchizing the
economy, the Orinats Yerkir Party calls the relevant agencies to stop
activities, damaging the interests of people, under the guise of
different decisions, and to allow small businesses to continue trade
in kiosks.

As usual the Orinats Yerkir Party is determined to back protection of
interests of small businesses, who can apply to the Orinats Yerkir
faction of the National Assembly.