Budgets Are Not Your Personal Property: The Most Expensive Leader is One Who Earns 1 Dram, Says Konyorian

Member of the National Assembly from the 'Civil Contract' faction, Hayk Konyorian, has published a video on his Facebook page in response to the recent statements made by the brother of billionaire Samvel Karapetyan, who is under house arrest, claiming that the Prime Minister should receive a salary of only 1 dram.

“If the head of state is not paid by the state, then he has no obligation to the people. The most expensive leader is one who earns 1 dram. When representatives of Tashir Samo announce that their Prime Minister will be receiving 1 dram, they are defending corruption because the budget is not your personal property that you can manipulate as you wish at any time. The most expensive leader is one who earns 1 dram because you either have a paid authority or a purchased authority. This means you will be entering the people's pockets through a black door. It is that simple,” said Konyorian.