Ex-Prime Minister would behave in a different way if he were Prime
Minister today
13.03.2009 18:20
Hasmik Dilanyan
`Radiolur’
`I fulfilled my task when I was Prime Minister. My objective was to
have Armenian economy be ahead of that of Azerbaijan,’ ex-Prime
Minister of Armenia Hrant Bagratyan told a press conference today.
If he was Prime Minister today, he would do so as to have the budget
revenues increase 40%.
According to Hrant Bagratyan, today’s situation is not at all
comforting. `The crisis in Armenia will last longer than in western
countries,’ he said.
Common citizens feel the impact of the crisis most. In Hrant
Bagratyan’s opinion, the policy implemented is also wrong. `The
Armenian dram appreciated twice over the past years, that’s why we have
found ourselves in today’s situation.’
The former Prime Minister has suggestions to the government. According
to him, they can establish new taxes and cut the expenses of the
agencies.