Having thoroughly discussed the party’s participation format in the upcoming presidential election, the ARF-D Supreme Assembly of Armenia states: In accordance with the Supreme Assembly’s July decision, the ARF-D Supreme Council of Armenia took the initiative of putting forward a process to form a wide accord around a unified political agenda. Efforts were made with…
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Minasyan: Economic Policy Not Consistent With Country’s Challenges
“Economic growth cannot be ordered.” Artsvik Minasyan (First Armenian News and Analyses, December 21) – Several months ago, Serzh Sargsyan put a task to close the year with 7% of economic growth. National Statistical Service published 7.1% of economic activity for November. In fact, now it is possible to say that the government “honorably” implemented…
Armenia, Economics & Finance, In Politics, News
ARF-D Propositions For The 2013 Budget
For the past two weeks the Parliament of the Republic of Armenia is deliberating on the 2013 State Budget. The political parties and the Prime minister have delivered their assessments and projections. The three oppositional parties, Armenian National Congress (HAK), ARF-D and Heritage (Zharangutyun) as well as the self-considered alternative choice Prosperous Armenia Party have…
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ARF-D Contributes In Budget Discussions
Prime minister: Government Approves ARF-D Anticorruption Proposition On November 15, the discussion on the 2013 budget began with the Prime minister, Tigran Sargsyan’s speech, emedia.am writes. Sargsyan after thanking the Parliament for its contribution to the discussion stressed that Armenia must try to stay away from external as well as social risks, such as the…
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ARF-D Announces Political Platform
The upcoming presidential elections of February 2013 are a unique opportunity to reassess the road our statehood has taken so far, to correctly formulate the problems that the country and society face, to outline the actions that will provide the population’s welfare, to counter with dignity the challenges on the foreign affairs front. It is…
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No Raise For Salaries… First Time In 10 Years
Asked by www.1in.am about the 2013 budget, ARF-D Member of Parliament and Vice Chairman of the Parliament’s Standing Committee on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs, Artsvik Minasyan said that it’s true that the challenges standing before Armenia are many, deep and extensive. The budget is supposed to counter a big part of these challenges but that…
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Minasyan Points Out 2013 State Budget Draft’s Deficiencies
In reference to the 2013 state budget parliamentary hearings that began on October 30, ARF-D member, Artsvik Minasyan said that the proposed draft is neither bold nor aims at solving the challenges that the country is facing, at the moment. “The biggest challenge in Armenia is about creating jobs and it seems like the state…
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ARF-D Critisizes Government’s Cutbacks On Pensions Law
ARF-D Parliamentary Faction, proposed a number of amendments to the Pension law. According to the law in power, a citizen who returns to Armenia after a long absence, has the right to receive in whole the amount corresponding to his pension for the last three years. However, a government’s decision taken this spring, has changed…
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ARF-D, On Commodities Not Subject To Excise Tax
Tert.am reports that ARF-D Parliamentary Faction members, Artzvik Minasyan, Aghvan Vardanyan and Armen Babayan have put into circulation a draft law “On the Approval of List of Products imported by organizations and individual entrepreneurs eligible for zero (0) rate customs duty and excise duty exemption, for which the customs service does not calculate or charge…
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“Social Reforms in Armenia II”
The Hrayr Maroukhian Foundation, in cooperation with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung published the “Social Reforms in Armenia II” policy paper, in both Armenian and English. On this occasion, HMF hosted a scientific conference to present and discuss the situation and suggestions on Agriculture, Mining and Education in Armenia, that are the topics of the publication. The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung…
