2007 BUDGETARY ALLOCATIONS FOR PROGRAMS IMPLEMENTED BY
GOVERNMENT STAFF ALMOST COMPLETELY SPENT
13-05-2008 20:00:00 | Armenia | Economy
YEREVAN, MAY 13, NOYAN TAPAN. Out of 11,6 bln drams (about
38 mln USD) envisaged by the 2007 state budget for the Armenian
government's staff, 11.4 bln drams was actually spent, the RA
chief treasurer Atom Jnajughazian announced at the May 13 joint
sitting of the RA National Assembly standing committees.
According to him, allocations of 1.7 bln drams to education
and allocations of 190 mln drams to health care, which were
envisaged under the 3rd program of the Social Investment Fund
with the assistance of the World bank, were almost completely
used. The 400 mln-dram allocation for holding events of Year of
Armenia in France was completely spent. Assistance of 37 mln
drams was provided to the information and analytical center of
economic reforms, while ethnic minorities received assistance of
30 mln drams. The WB-sponsored city heating program's
expenditures were exceeded by 30.4%, with 1.9 bln drams being
spent instead of envisaged 1.5 bln drams.
Out of 2.9 bln drams envisaged for pedigree stock breeding,
seed growing and other projects under the Millennium Challenge
grant program implemented with the assistance of the U.S.
government, 2.2 bln drams was spent. Out of 1.2 bln drams for
industry, agriculture and environmental protection by the same
grant program, 330 mln drams was spent. 317.7 mln drams was
envisaged by the Millennium Challenge Program for road
improvement, while actual expenditures made 517 mln drams.
Armavia airline received compensation of 116 mln drams for
transporting people and humanitarian aid from the border war
zone of Israel and Lebanon.