“They’re robbing RA citizens every day”
Accepting as a basis the National Statistical Service's information regarding the 4.8 percent inflation compared to last year, economist Tatul Manaseryan deems it necessary to recall the statement that Serzh Sargsyan made in March.
"Mr. Sargsyan called on some unemployed people to start working and said that there would be consequences if work didn't lead to results," Mr. Manaseryan told "A1+".
Since the prices didn't fall, Mr. Manaseryan is waiting for the consequences. "If rights are granted, there must also be responsibility. Those who are doing what they shouldn't doing and fail to fulfill their obligations should be brought to justice."
Tatul Manaseryan doesn't share the view that Armenia's social-economic state will lead to an outburst soon. "I regret to say that the people who are talking about that are those who have led our economy to failure. I believe that the Armenian people, unfortunately, have never come out to the streets for social issues." Manaseryan says he doesn't expect serious changes in Armenia's inter-political life and economy before September 21.
The official information of the National Statistical Service regarding the inflation doesn't come as a surprise to economist Vahagn Khachatryan. "It goes to show that Armenia has become poorer in the past 8 months, and that was the way it was supposed to be. The oligarchic economy leads to that. If we take into account the real inflation, we will see that oligarchs and businessmen rob citizens of Armenia every day, and that is the result of the Armenian government's economic policy. The sums from inflation go into the pockets of those making political decisions."
Vahagn Khachatryan is more than certain that the social-economic state in Armenia will inevitably lead to an outburst. "The discontent with the current authorities is highly linked to the unprecedented inflation of the past two years."
