Top Armenian taxpayer business taken for tax evasion

It is widely known that Armenia's richest businessmen are those that have government connections, and that most of them pay very little in taxes. One shining exception for years has been Khachatur Sukiasian, or as he is usually called, Grzo. He has consistently been one of the highest taxpaying individuals in the land, and since the crackdown on the opposition (he supported the opposition) he has been in hiding from certain arrest. Ever since that day all of his businesses have been under governmental attack for supposed tax evasion. We have no idea if he is paying his full legal burden of taxes, but the fact that Serzh Sarkissian himself - one of Armenia's richest - is hardly a blip on the tax screen is an indication of just what Grzo is actually being persecuted for.

On Tuesday the Armenian government moved to liquidate Bjni water group - one of Grzo's largest assets.

When will Armenia get a leadership that is interested in the welfare of the people and the nation, not in preserving their own power in order to line their pockets? Considering the current situation, it will not come for at least 9 years, when it will realistically be possible to replace Serzh. Hopefully a lot of groundwork will be done by then to prepare the people to expect more from their leaders, to NOT sell their votes for $3, and to prepare a few honest civic-minded Armenians for the role of President. The last elections have offered so little in terms of fresh, decent choices. Nobody who could really offer "Hope" of "Change" :-)