‘ALCOHOL FACTION’ DEFEATED: ANDRANIK TEVANYAN MONITORS POLITICIANS IN ARMENIA’S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
Tert
Oct 23 2009
Armenia
Passing the draft law in the National Assembly on making amendments
to the Republic of Armenia Law on Excise Tax became a subject for
observation by analysts who were monitoring the legislative activity
of National Assembly politicians.
Today the monitoring results were presented at the American University
of Armenia Business Center; an analyst among the group, head of
Politeconomia Centre Andranik Tevanyan, presented the contradictory
approaches of parliamentarians over two draft laws in the area
of economy.
Tevanyan said there is a faction in the parliament which he calls
the "alcohol faction" (as it includes major local manufacturers
of alcoholic beverages). During the first discussion on the Law
on Excise Tax, according to the analyst, the "alcohol faction"
of the parliament spoke against it, but a little later it changed
its position and "was defeated" by the faction of non-parliamentary
importers. "The faction of non-parliamentary importers was stronger
than the parliamentary "alcohol faction," Tevanyan said, presenting
examples of how parliamentarians’ legislative activities differs from
their pre-election programs and promises.
The analyst also observed the "parliamentary circulation" of the Tax
Package, registering, that in this issue, the National Assembly’s
"money-bags faction" was found to be stronger and pushed forth the
government’s approach, which declared that tax inspectors should be
involved in large businesses.