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SERZH SARKISSIAN HAS POOR NOTION OF ARMENIAN ECONOMY

Politics

Armenia’s ex Prime Minister Hrant Bagratian thinks that the Armenian budget should have exceeded as the price of diesel has gone up by 48% over the past year.

The official statistics shows that the price of diesel exceeds that of benzene though the tax on diesel mounts to 32000 drams per a ton and that of benzene to 112000 drams.

The former premier says the authorities should allow everyone to import diesel and benzene. Today only “Mika” and “Flesh” enjoy the monopoly of importing fuel to Armenia.

Hrant Bagratian thinks that the figures that over 171.000-ton benzene is imported to Armenia are distorted. In 1996 237.000-ton benzene was imported to Armenia. On the other hand, today the number of cars has tripled in the country.

The survey of the World Bank shows that only 15 % of cars run on gas in Armenia while the Ministry of Finance refutes the data. “I daresay that 500-550 000 ton benzene enters Armenia today,” stated Bagratian.

The former PM referred to the state of agriculture as well. “I think neither Serzh Sarkissian nor Robert Kocharian have a clear notion of Armenia’s economy.”

Bagratian is going to inform people of speak about the present state of the Armenian economy during an August 1 rally.