THE GOVERNMENT OF ARMENIA WILL NOT DRAW UP 2010-2012 STATE MIDTERM EXPENDITURE PROGRAM
Noyan Tapan
Apr 10, 2009
Yerevan, April 10, Noyan Tapan: On April 7 the National Assembly
of Armenia adopted several draft laws and legislative packages,
discussed on the previous day. The most of the newly adopted draft
laws and legislative packages make changes and amendments to the
working acts. A draft law, authored by the government and adopted
in its second reading and entirety, is intended to make changes in
the standing law "On providing refugees with the right of property to
apartments constructed for refugees forcibly evicted in 1988-1992 from
the Republic of Azebaijan". According to the key note reporter, the
first deputy minister of territorial administration Vache Terteryan,
studies revealed, that not all the refugees within the terms envisaged
by the law applied to obtain the right of property to apartments they
reside in. To solve the issue of privatization a prolongation of term
of applications is suggested up to December 31, 2010. A legislative
package, authored by the government and envisaging changes in the
"On real estate tax" and "On ensuring traffic security" standing
laws, passed in its second reading and entirety. The draft law
"On particularities of drawing up of the 2010 draft budget of the
Republic of Armenia" passed in its first reading.
According to the main reporter, first deputy minister of finance
Pavel Safarian, in the conditi on of the world economic crisis and
current developments of Armenia’s economy the following statement is
suggested: the Government of Armenia does not draw up the 2010-2012
state midterm expenditure program. In addition to it, it is stated,
that the process of drawing up of the 2010 state budget is exempted
from the operation of several points of the law: particularly related
to drawing up, approving, publicizing the indices and application
process of the 2010-2012 state midterm expenditure program of RA.