  Armenian political parties to receive AMD 40,5mln funding September 27, 2012 - 17:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian government approved a decision September 27 to allocate AMD 40,5 mln to political parties represented in the National Assembly in 2012 fourth quarter. As Finance Minister Vache Gabrielyan noted, parties having received 3% election threshold get annual state funding. 2012 draft budget envisaged allocation of AMD 69,5 mln, with AMD 29 mln already allotted. The remaining AMD 40,5 mln. will be distributed as follows: AMD 18,2 mln. to the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), AMD 12,5 mln to Prosperous Armenia, AMD 2,9 mln to the Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc, AMD 2,4 mln to Heritage, AMD 2,3 mln. to ARF Dashnaktsutyun and AMD 2,3 mln to Orinats Yerkir. Partner news  Top stories Dwelling on the hike in gas prices, Iskandaryan said the change also affected other countries importing Russian gas. Armen Martirosyan noted that the price rise will further deteriorate the situation in the country, fostering emigration. In this connection, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian left for Strasbourg to attend CoE foreign ministers meeting. Orinats Yerkir party held a political council meeting on May 15, chaired by party leader Artur Baghdasaryan.   Partner news |  Latest news Artsakh President attends Berdzor town 21st anniv. liberation events  Bako Sahakyan noted the liberation of Berdzor town as an important military, political and psychological victory.Weekly digest of foreign currency deals Deals amounting to USD 12,800,000 at an average price of 416.75 /USD 1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia.200 Azeri ceasefire violations reported May 12-18 200 ceasefire violations by the Azeri armed forces were reported at the line of contact between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan.Gunmen kill Iraqi police officer's family The recent spike of violence has raised fears that the country might be heading to a new round of sectarian violence. |
