2024-07-15 22:17:05
The candidacy of former Minister of Finance Atom Janjughazyan for the vacant position of the Chairman of the Audit Chamber is being discussed in the National Assembly. the latter’s candidacy was nominated by the “Civil Agreement” faction.
Member of the “Armenia” faction Armen Gevorgyan Atom Janjughazyan was asked if the debt policy of the last years, which has been mostly implemented by the government, could in some way constrain Janjughazyan to present an unbiased opinion regarding those programs.
“I would like to understand if you have had time to understand the functions of the Audit Chamber-State Control Service of the Ministry of Finance, there has always been a problem of duplication of functions, is the Audit Office needed now? Thirdly, are banks subject to the control of the Audit Chamber, according to you? , or not,” Gevorgyan inquired.
Atom Janjughazyan He also responded that he does not consider himself flawless, he had many shortcomings and treated them as they are, therefore, he will not be constrained by the fact that he had a different role in the past and due to this, he will not become biased.
“I don’t think it will hinder me, I am sure that if such a manifestation happens suddenly, it will be prevented very quickly, the tools to keep me constantly alert will be used,” assured Janjughazyan.
When asked whether the implementation of services in the public administration system is rational, Janjughazyan said that it is difficult to make an accurate assessment.
“How effective it is to have both is another question, but in this case, the existence of a corresponding unit of the Ministry of Finance should be compared with those performing similar functions in the rest of the state administration, rather than with the Audit Chamber, because their overall share is smaller,” he noted. he
Janjughazyan emphasized that bank secrecy is not an Armenian concept, and a creative approach to it here is expected to be poorly received.
“The external audit function is sufficiently standardized, and within its framework it is assumed that, if necessary, there will be access to confidential information, be it banking, commercial or tax secrets. At this point, I think it is not appropriate to make a judgment that it should completely cease to be a secret for the Audit Chamber or not. there must be a weighty justification,” emphasized the candidate for the president of the Audit Chamber.