Armenia’s budget executed with AMD 1,5bln surplus in Jan-Oct 2012December 4, 2012 - 13:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s state budget income for January-October 2012 totaled AMD 752,6 billion to provide 80,9% implementation of a governmental program, Head of Department of Reporting and Analysis at Ministry of Finance said. As Gayane Zargaryan stated at an December 4 briefing, over the reporting period, the budget expenditures amounted to AMD 751,1 billion (76,9% program implementation.) According to her, in January-October 2012, state budget income rose by 9,1% against the same period in 2011, with the growth achieved through tax income increase. 94,2% of state budget income was provided though tax income, state duties and obligatory social payments; 5,2% was procured through other incomes and 0,6% through officials donations. As Ms. Zargaryan further noted, in January-October Armenia's state budget has been executed with a surplus of AMD 1.5 billion. 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |