Politics

Yesterday evening the news department of the RA government spread a statement, according to which Harutyun Arakelyan is attempting to “blackmail and threaten the Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran Sargsyan and the Minister of Justice Hrair Tovmasyan.” “The ministry of justice received a fax letter, which threatens the Prime Minister of Armenia and the Minister …

During his over three and half year tenure Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan perhaps made only one truthful statement, made in Brussels during his speech. “Currently there is an economic gap in Armenia between fixed values and reality,” stated Tigran Sargsyan during the session of the European People’s Party. The government of Armenia almost every day …

Republic of Armenia has around 1 billion 850 million state reserves, and they are under Central Bank’s supervision. Armenian people have no information about the state reserves, their condition, and destiny. Fancy knowing in which currency are they kept: in USD or AMD, or any other foreign currency, or in form of vouchers? Do they …

PM Tigran Sargsyan’s ‘alcohol debut’ still continues, and what is more surprising, continues due to his statements about it. Last week when the video was circulated we did not write anything about it as we thought that the man could drink and it was his right, sometimes it could happen and it was not worth …

Yesterday at Armenia-Marriott Hotel the governor of Syunik province Surik Khachatryan attacked and punched an Armenian businesswoman Silva Hambardzumyan. A few days ago Silva Hambardzumyan announced during a press conference that S. Khachatryan stole equipment worth 102 billion dram from “Sipan 1” company, which belongs to her and now it is in the mine “Gehva …

According to the former prime-minister, the main changes to the tax package have been made following the speech of former prime-minister Hrant Bagratyan at the ANC’s demonstration on October 28. Specifically, he believes that the notion of progressive income tax has been included in that package of changes due to his speech and recommendation. The …

The deputy chief of the social services department of Avan and Nor Nork communities Artur Sukiasyan was arrested. According to the official announcement of the police, as a result of police investigation it turned out that A. Sukiasyan, working in the office of deputy chief of the social security services of Kanaker-Zeitun community during 2001-2008, …

“It is possible that the confrontation of the authorities and opposition may still stay if the authorities are able to neutralize the former government, including Robert Kocharyan. On the other hand, Moscow may want to make the opposition its power, and the West may try to bring both sides to a compromise not to allow …

Today the RA government will submit to the NA the final version of a new tax package. Let us remember that this package anticipates increase of several taxes. This package was also discussed with the RA President two-three weeks ago. According to our information the new package anticipates 46 billion more taxes to be collected …

Yesterday at the Convention of the Union of Manufacturers and Businessmen of Armenian the RA President Serzh Sargsyan in fact made his first pre-election speech by outlining the duties of the major businessmen during the upcoming elections. Serzh Sargsyan also spoke about his vision of the development of economy, which evidently shows the insights of …