Monday, December 24 2018 14:05

ArmInfo. Armenian political forces continue to protest against the government's decision to diband a number of ministries.

The ''Orinats Yerkir'' party made a corresponding statement, which  called the decision of the RA government hasty and unreasonable. The  party is especially concerned about decisions to disband the  Ministries of Culture and the Diaspora. "If for some reason it was  not possible to organize the efficient work of these ministries, this  does not mean that they should be disbanded. It is just necessary to  increase the efficiency of the work of these departments, "the party  said in a statement.  The Communist Party of Armenia also made a  statement on this issue. The statement of the Armenian Communists, in  particular, states: "Without denying the need to improve the  efficiency of the state system through optimization, we note that it  seems that the Cabinet of Ministers intends to solve this problem  only through massive cuts. These reductions are not a guarantee of  increased efficiency, which is fraught with serious social  consequences. We urge the government to revise the draft law, while  showing prudence and not following the path of shock therapy, which  in the first half of the 1990s had devastating consequences in  Armenia, "the statement reads.

Similar statements were made earlier by the Democratic Party and the  Republican Party of Armenia.  Meanwhile, acting Armenian Prime  Minister Nikol Pashinyan, commenting on the protests in connection  with the government's decision to disband five ministries - the  Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Diaspora, the Ministry of Sports  and Youth Affairs, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of  Energy and Natural Resources, as well as the threat of their  employees about the strike, said: Let Culture minsitry's employees  strike for 6 months, and we will see if anything changes in the  cultural life of the country. And in general, even before the  elections, we talked about optimizing the state apparatus, and the  people, knowing this, gave us a vote of confidence. A huge number of  public sector employees received their work in gratitude for having  provided several votes for the Republican Party at the time of the  elections.  

At the same time, he assured that by reducing the state  apparatus, the government creates an opportunity for its employees to  "launch their business" if they do not receive new proposals. ''In  Armenia, saying ''work'', they usually meant some kind of public  service. No, we create an opportunity for each person to open job for  him/herself, in case of not receiving job proposals. Probably for the  first time after the collapse of the USSR, the Government provides  funds for artists to go to schools and present their skills to  children.  Specific financing has been allocated for this, "Pashinyan  said. He also said that taxpayers can hope that their taxes paid are  used efficiently. According to him, the savings saved as a result of  reductions will be spent on salary increases, so that the cabinet  could demand high-quality work from its employees.