ArmInfo. The widespread rise in prices, the increase in taxes and fees, the unjustified complication of people's lives in Armenia are the result of incompetent management on the part of the current Armenian authorities. This was written on his Facebook page by David Manukyan, a member of the political council of the "Country for Life" party.
The politician recalled that travel on public transport will increase in price from 100 to 300 drams from February 1 of this year.
"The annual fee for red lines has increased from 12,000 drams to 160,000 drams. Property taxes will quadruple from 2021 to 2026. The tax on small businesses has doubled since January 1, 2025.
In Armenia, a liter of gasoline costs at least 500 drams, while in the EAEU countries, the price of gasoline fluctuates between 170 and 300 drams. For example, in Russia, a liter of gasoline costs about 240 drams. The same applies to liquefied gas. There is no justification for why the price of motor fuel in Armenia is so high compared to other EAEU countries," Manukyan noted.
The member of the Council of Elders also drew attention to the significant increase in prices in the food market and for basic necessities. According to him, against this background, the national debt of Armenia has exceeded the threshold of 12.5 billion US dollars and continues to grow, having increased by almost 6 billion dollars from 2018 to the present day.
"The unnecessary steps of the authorities to establish total control over people's lives - from the widespread declaration of taxes and banking operations to the sickening desire to invade people's privacy - have no legal basis. The authorities are simply making life and everyday life difficult for people. This also leads to an increase in emigration, which has already reached significant proportions. If people do not rise up and stop the incompetent authorities, the situation in the country will only get worse. Every day, an Armenian citizen will live worse than today, tomorrow he will be more vulnerable and defenseless than today," Manukyan wrote.