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ARTSVIK MINASIAN CALLS ON CC MEMBERS TO CONSIDER PUBLIC DISCONTENT
Monday,
March
31
Representative of the ARF-Dashnaktsutyun Party Artsvik Minasian
presented his closing arguments at the hearing of the Constitutional
Court of Armenia (CC) today. He said that the authorities constantly
speak about demographic problems and measures to encourage a high
birth rate.
In this context the ARFD faction deputy discussed the demographic
risks related to the introduction of the compulsory accumulative
pension system in the country.
"We tell a citizen that he will have an opportunity to get the
accumulated sum if he gives up his citizenship. We tell a mother she
will not receive a child care allowance in case of having a baby. This
creates serious problems," Minasian noted.
"As regards international experience, the defendant did not refute the
claim that there is no country whose model was introduced in Armenia.
In reality there is no such country - for the simple reason that no
model with such risks was introduced in any country," he stated.
According to Artsvik Minasian, the system in its current form
contradicts many provisions of the Constitution of Armenia.
He called upon the Constitutional Court (CC) members to consider the
public's discontent and recognize the provision about the use of the
compulsory accumulative pension component as unconstitutional.
Following the closing arguments, the CC members will go into the
consultation room to reach a verdict. The Constitutional Court is
expected to announce its verdict tomorrow, on April 1.
TODAY, 20:20
Aysor.am
Monday,
March
31
Representative of the ARF-Dashnaktsutyun Party Artsvik Minasian
presented his closing arguments at the hearing of the Constitutional
Court of Armenia (CC) today. He said that the authorities constantly
speak about demographic problems and measures to encourage a high
birth rate.
In this context the ARFD faction deputy discussed the demographic
risks related to the introduction of the compulsory accumulative
pension system in the country.
"We tell a citizen that he will have an opportunity to get the
accumulated sum if he gives up his citizenship. We tell a mother she
will not receive a child care allowance in case of having a baby. This
creates serious problems," Minasian noted.
"As regards international experience, the defendant did not refute the
claim that there is no country whose model was introduced in Armenia.
In reality there is no such country - for the simple reason that no
model with such risks was introduced in any country," he stated.
According to Artsvik Minasian, the system in its current form
contradicts many provisions of the Constitution of Armenia.
He called upon the Constitutional Court (CC) members to consider the
public's discontent and recognize the provision about the use of the
compulsory accumulative pension component as unconstitutional.
Following the closing arguments, the CC members will go into the
consultation room to reach a verdict. The Constitutional Court is
expected to announce its verdict tomorrow, on April 1.
TODAY, 20:20
Aysor.am