Today's government again promises a dignified life and well-being, but the reality is diametrically opposite. This was announced by Tadevos Avetisyan, a member of the Armenia National Assembly faction and a member of the Supreme Body of the ARF.
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"where there is bread, there is food" - in reality the threat of war hangs in the air, "the tax payer is a hero" - in reality acts of tax terror, treating the citizen as a "penalty material", "from benefit to work" - in reality, the elimination of micro-business tax benefits, the tax burden about 6 times increase,
"double-digit economic growth in the last two years" - the lion's share of this growth is due to the ending effect of an external, random factor, in 2024. since the second quarter, the indicator of economic growth has decreased by almost 2 times, in 2025. instead of the promised at least 7 percent growth, the budget project is based on only 5.6 percent growth, the tax shadow is growing among the "oligarchs of the heart" of the government, and beyond that, the tax terror and burden, in 2024. Shortfall of planned tax revenues in nine months: 8 percent or 150 billion drams, state expenditures - 13 percent or 290 billion drams, capital expenditures (school construction, reservoir construction, road construction, etc.) - 30 percent or 124 billion drams, after the long-term decline of the agricultural sector this year. In nine months, an increase close to 0 was recorded, without the re-export of Russian gold decline in activity, exports,
and industry sector growth close to 0, information and communication - 8.5 percent decline, information technology - 13 percent decline, rewards of failed high-ranking officials - 100 percent, 2025 - real increase in macroeconomic instability risks, national debt - 18 percent increase, GDP: 5.6 percent growth, 3 times less, the amount of state debt - 2.2 times more 2018 in comparison, 15 billion dollars, the increase is 2.4 billion dollars, debt service is almost as much as the funds directed to pensions: 395 billion drams, the increase is 13 percent or 50 billion drams, pensions, insecurity benefits,
Minimum wage increase: 0 in 2025. In the case of predicted 4-5% inflation, 5.6% economic growth, double-digit growth of tax revenues, 110 billion drams increase in financing of the social protection sector, efficiency of public spending: progressive growth of purchases per person, spread of corruption risks, lack of measurable results, with measurable results replacement of program loans with untraceable and highly vulnerable budget loans from the point of view of control,
2024 deepening of the economic structure and negative social trends, rapid growth of economic dependence on one country: the share of foreign trade turnover with the Russian Federation is 41 percent, increasing by 5.3 percent, and with EU countries - 7.2 percent, decreasing by 17 percent, capital flight.
decrease of foreign direct investments: 334 million dollars, negative net inflow of FDI: 55 million dollars, 20 thousand 400 citizens with Armenian documents emigrated, more left Armenia than came, in 2023. A reduction in the poverty rate of 1.1 percentage points is just around the corner in 2018 after high initial increases. to the level of 2024 In the third quarter, the monthly value of the minimum consumer basket per person is AMD 75,530, which exceeds the minimum monthly salary by AMD 530, twice the monthly amount of the minimum pension and family allowance, in 2025. as a result of the mentioned negative trends, the number of working poor, the average level of poverty, moderate poverty and especially extreme poverty will steadily increase.
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