Vardan Ayvzayan: State budget of 2010 relevant to situation in ArmeniaNovember 12, 2009 - 16:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's draft state budget of 2010 is relevant to the situation in the country, Vardan Ayvazyan , head of NA Standing Committee on Economic Affairs, member of the Republican faction told a press conference in Yerevan. According to him, the whole structure of the 2010 budget does not differ from the previous year's budget. "There is a decline in the budget revenues, which, of course, is the result of the global financial and economic crisis," head of the parliamentary committee said. Vardan Ayvazyan assured that in respect of the social sphere the government tried to adhere to the policy it announced and keep the degree of responsibility at the same level. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |