  President signs 2013 state budget law December 21, 2012 - 14:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan signed a parliament-adopted law on 2013 state budget. The law stipulates for AMD 32,7 bn consolidated budget income; AMD 1 trillion 152,5 bn in budget expenditures. AMD 993, 08 bn in tax income and state duty is envisaged, with deficit to amount to AMD 119,7 bn (2,6% of VAT.) 12-month inflation index is forecasted at 4±1,5%; 6,2% GDP growth is expected.   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 |  Latest 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. |
