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ARMENIAN MP ACCUSES GOVERNMENT OF WASTING MONEY ON 'ABSURD' PROJECTS
YEREVAN, November 14. / ARKA /. Vahan Babayan, an Armenian parliament
member from the Prosperous Armenia Party, has accused today the
government of mocking his country fellows by earmarking money in the
2014 draft budget for what he called 'absurd' expenditures.
According to him, the 2014 draft budget earmarks 346 million drams
(up from 295 million drams in 2013 budget) for supporting a series
of consulting services to farmers. "It is not clear how the money
was used this year and who got the consulting services,' he said.
Babayan also said 279 million drams are earmarked in next year's
budget for purchase of stationery and clothing for the judiciary,
106.9 million drams for research to evaluate the performance of the
government, the quality of life and the needs of communities.
He said some 20 million drams are to be released for promotion of the
aesthetic education of juvenile offenders, up from 7 million drams
this year.
"Either the number of juvenile delinquents has increased dramatically
or their artistic taste," he said.
He said another 17 millions are projected for rehabilitation of
victims of trafficking, up from 6.6 million drams in 2013 budget.
Babayan said he had repeatedly asked the government to release
8 million drams for reconstruction of kindergarten in the border
village of Vahan, but the government said it should be financed by
the community, which does not have that money.
He also accused the Yerevan municipality of spending billions of drams
on asphalting roads in downtown Yerevan, which he said is absolutely
not necessary.
In conclusion, he said these absurd expenditures prove that "the main
problem is not lack of funds but the inefficient government." -0-
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YEREVAN, November 14. / ARKA /. Vahan Babayan, an Armenian parliament
member from the Prosperous Armenia Party, has accused today the
government of mocking his country fellows by earmarking money in the
2014 draft budget for what he called 'absurd' expenditures.
According to him, the 2014 draft budget earmarks 346 million drams
(up from 295 million drams in 2013 budget) for supporting a series
of consulting services to farmers. "It is not clear how the money
was used this year and who got the consulting services,' he said.
Babayan also said 279 million drams are earmarked in next year's
budget for purchase of stationery and clothing for the judiciary,
106.9 million drams for research to evaluate the performance of the
government, the quality of life and the needs of communities.
He said some 20 million drams are to be released for promotion of the
aesthetic education of juvenile offenders, up from 7 million drams
this year.
"Either the number of juvenile delinquents has increased dramatically
or their artistic taste," he said.
He said another 17 millions are projected for rehabilitation of
victims of trafficking, up from 6.6 million drams in 2013 budget.
Babayan said he had repeatedly asked the government to release
8 million drams for reconstruction of kindergarten in the border
village of Vahan, but the government said it should be financed by
the community, which does not have that money.
He also accused the Yerevan municipality of spending billions of drams
on asphalting roads in downtown Yerevan, which he said is absolutely
not necessary.
In conclusion, he said these absurd expenditures prove that "the main
problem is not lack of funds but the inefficient government." -0-
- See more at:
http://arka.am/en/news/economy/armenian_mp_accuses_government_of_wasting_money_on _absurd_projects/#sthash.rI14qzjo.dpuf