18/04/2019 19:05
Spending so much money on Day of Citizen while having many issues not purposeful: Gevorg Petrosyan
Celebration of the Day of Citizen and keeping people’s mood high is a good thing but allocation of 124 million AMD for it for a country in socially difficult condition is difficult to understand, lawmaker from Prosperous Armenia faction Gevorg Petrosyan told Aysor.am referring to today’s decision of the Armenian government. He stressed that it is his personal opinion and not of the faction as they have not discussed the issue yet.
“It is unclear on what events the sum will be spent on. It would have been better for the authorities to first present the program of events. I do not know what they intend to do, but when we raise any issue they say the budget means are small. Spending 124 million AMD on the Day of Citizen in such conditions is unnecessary luxury,” the lawmaker said.
Petrosyan stressed much more useful programs could have been implemented with the mentioned sum, like renovation of 20-30 elevators, renovation of policlinics which are in bad conditions.
“There are policlinics where you cannot stand, all the floors are ruined, the building conditions are bad. Having such situation and spending so much money on the Day of Citizen is not purposeful,” the MP said.