01/03/2014 11:44
Zhoghovurd: Deputy finance ministers amass considerable fortunes
All the four deputy finance ministers of Armenia have amassed quite considerable fortunes. According to his income declaration, the first deputy minister Pavel Safarian has no movable or immovable property, but he has 28 million drams in his bank account. The chief treasurer Atom Janjughazian has 13.6 million drams and $11,000, Suren Karayan – 18 million drams, and Ms. Liana Hunanian has 6.5 million drams and $23,000.
Finance minister David Sargsyan declared 1 million drams and $55,000. “In fact, the minister prefers the U.S. dollar, while his deputies give preference to the Armenian currency,” ‘Zhoghovurd’ paper says.