COMPENSATION WITHOUT RESPONSIBILITY

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Once member of temporary commission for examining the possibilities of restoration and reimbursement of the deposits of the RA citizens Aghasy Arshakyan submitted 3 proposals on behalf of National Unity party.

Despite the fact that the indexation proposed by the coalition is in a way admissible for A. Arshakyan, he noted that in accord with this program the deposits will be returned no sooner than in 120 years while the package submitted by the National Unity provided for full compensation in the course of 15 years.

The opposition MP realizes the political aims of the government, which first of all are bound with the referendum on constitutional amendments. “To all appearances, the coalition and the President have come to consent that certain settlement of the matter will create favorable conditions for the referendum. But they are mistaken. The people are not too naïve not to make head or tail of simple arithmetics. At the same time the authorities understand that neglecting this issue would not contribute to the positive outcome of the referendum. Our leadership want to enlist support of the international financial organizations that “feed” our budget”, he says. In his opinion, it is inadmissible to include the matter of returning the deposits into the Strategic Program on Poverty Reduction, since in this case deposits will be viewed as benefits.

Opposition deputy Manuk Gasparyan also sees a corruption risk in the program. “Who will decide on the level of poverty? This problem will become a source of bribery”, he said. He stated that the program elaborated by the government refers to 5% of the depositors. “The authorities are going to return $2 million instead of $8-12 billion”, he noted.

However he sees a positive tendency as well. “From the economic viewpoint I welcome this fact however it is senseless from the political aspect”, he resumed.

Lena Badeyan