Yerevan, April 10, Noyan Tapan: On April 7 the National Assembly of Armenia adopted several draft laws and legislative packages, discussed on the previous day. The most of the newly adopted draft laws and legislative packages make changes and amendments to the working acts. A draft law, authored by the government and adopted in its second reading and entirety, is intended to make changes in the standing law "On providing refugees with the right of property to apartments constructed for refugees forcibly evicted in 1988-1992 from the Republic of Azebaijan". According to the key note reporter, the first deputy minister of territorial administration Vache Terteryan, studies revealed, that not all the refugees within the terms envisaged by the law applied to obtain the right of property to apartments they reside in. To solve the issue of privatization a prolongation of term of applications is suggested up to December 31, 2010. A legislative package, authored by the government and envisaging changes in the "On real estate tax" and "On ensuring traffic security" standing laws, passed in its second reading and entirety. The draft law "On particularities of drawing up of the 2010 draft budget of the Republic of Armenia" passed in its first reading. According to the main reporter, first deputy minister of finance Pavel Safarian, in the condition of the world economic crisis and current developments of Armenia’s economy the following statement is suggested: the Government of Armenia does not draw up the 2010-2012 state midterm expenditure program. In addition to it, it is stated, that the process of drawing up of the 2010 state budget is exempted from the operation of several points of the law: particularly related to drawing up, approving, publicizing the indices and application process of the 2010-2012 state midterm expenditure program of RA.

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