Businessmen want to eliminate oligarchy
It is necessary to eliminate oligarchic monopolies from the Armenian market, reduce the shade in the economy and ensure free and equal conditions for competition, said Arsen Ghazaryan, Chairman of the Union of Manufacturers and Businessmen (Employers) of Armenia (UMB(E)A).
The UMB(E)A today convened its recurrent conference which was attended by top officials and Serzh Sargsyan.
"Businessmen should realize that they have definite tax commitments, i.e. they should be socially bound and ensure economic growth. They should realize that the problems the country once faced have changed already. This is they should guarantee for economic sustainability," said Ghazaryan.
Addressing the conference participants the UMB(E)A chairman expressed hope that the burden of toughened tax administration should be shouldered by big businessmen working in the shade. The UMB(E)A chairman is confident that export-oriented economy is Armenia's future.
"during the conference we discussed current and pending problems as well as the opportunity of reinforcing the UMB(E)A with specialized groups in order to make the dispute between the Union and its opponents more effective," said Ghazaryan.
Asked who their opponents were, the UMB(E)A chairman said local and international experts frequently challenge their opinions.
