RA budget revenues totaled AMD 438,8 bln in January-July 2010August 31, 2010 - 12:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian budget revenues totaled AMD 438,8 bln in January-July 2010. Expenditures amounted to AMD 463,5 bln, increasing by 8,7% (AMD 37 bln) compared with the same period in 2009, reported the press office of the RA Ministry of Finance. 92,2% of the budget revenue was secured by tax proceeds, 6,6% by state dues and social payments and 1,2% by grants. The budget deficit amounted to AMD 24,7 bln during the reporting period. 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 | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |