ADVICE NOT TO EXPECT ANYTHING GOOD FROM THE PRIME MINISTER
LRAGIR.AM
13:04:48 – 26/05/2009
The intention of the government to insert a tax official within the
major enterprises, according to the former Prime Minister, Hrant
Bagratyan, is absurd. He stated that it would be understandable if
this idea concerned only those enterprises, where there is need to
count the waste material.
Hrant Bagratyan does not have a better opinion in connection with the
governmental anti-crisis program, saying that such a program does
not exist at all. He stated that he only knows that the government
allocated 10 million dollars to the mining industry, but it is not
known whom precisely they gave it. Hrant Bagratyan added that he is
sure that the copper-molybdenum plant of Kajaran, which was allocated
the 10 million, belongs to Robert Kocharyan.
Hrant Bagratyan stated that it comes out that the government helps
a person. Besides, Hrant Bagratyan pointed out that it is not known
whether the money that the government gives is a loan or a financial
assistance, or what are its percents, etc. He stated that the policy
of the government is to contribute their relatives, ex-president,
deputy prime minister and so on; instead, they state that they help
the small and midsize businesses.
Hrant Bagratyan stated that in January, he predicted a decrease of
8-19 percent and the heads of international structures laughed at
him. But, now they are changing their predictions once a month.
Hrant Bagratyan predicts that in 2009, the economic decrease of
Armenia will be from 6 – 7 to 12 percent. "I know the Prime Minister,
don’t expect anything good", stated Hrant Bagratyan.