Armenian politician calls for uprising and holding back Armenia`s  authorities 

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.