ArmInfo.Armenian Finance Minister Atom Janjughazyan is surprised at how stubbornly many media continue to be interested in the size of the bonuses he received. He stated this on February 7 in the National Assembly of Armenia, where to a closed meeting the "My Step' parliamentary faction invited him.
Immediately upon arrival, the journalists asked Atom Janjughazyan about the purpose of the invitation. "The meeting is closed," he said. Earlier, the parliamentary majority invited the head of the State Revenue Committee Davit Ananyan, as it turned out, for clarification about the sensational awards. According to the media, the head of the Ministry of Finance will also discuss the proposed changes in the Tax Code.
"It surprises me that the media continue to be interested in the size of the premiums I received," Janjughazyan told journalists. According to him, his position over the past 20 years, the imperative procedure establishes a certain degree of publicity, including in terms of disclosure of income. Again, without going into details, the head of the Ministry of Finance said that, compared to 2017, his salary increased by 10%. "I think that his responsibility in 2018 also increased by at least 10%," he said.
When asked by a journalist that the amount of premiums, according to official information, amounted to more than half a million dollars and "is this not much for the Ministry of Finance?", Atom Janjughazyan first called for dramas in the Republic of Armenia, and further noted that it was not enough for him to judge this, or many. "I urge you to be guided by the law. The premiums paid were within the law, and their amount is not half a million dollars, but much more – 10% of the entire salary fund (for civil servants) plus 30% within the framework of the stipulated bonus fund," the minister explained.