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ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT CUTS SPENDING FOR REGIONAL ADMINISTRATIONS
10:16 * 15.07.14
The Armenian Government has reduced the spendings which it annually
allocates to regional administrations to help meet the local
communities' urgent needs.
A written statement, which Tert.am received from the Ministry of
Territorial Administration, says a total of 6 million Armenian Drams
(approx. 14,720) was allocated to the regions this year in accordance
with an April 10 Government decision. The total spending for urgent
projects cost 40,1 billion Drams (over $10,000) in the past four
months.
"Four urgent projects aimed at meeting the priority needs of the
regions were implemented in 2011-2013, the activities within each
projects costing 10 billion Drams [over $245,000]," reads the statement
by the Ministry.
Fifty percent of the projects are said to have been accomplished
under the government funding.
The Ministry further reports that of the total 6 billion Drams, 5
billion (over $120,000) was allocated from budgetary redistributions
envisaged for school-building and road-building activities.
Speaking to Tert.am, the regional governor of Lori, Artur Nalbandyan,
explained the reasons of the cut without pointing to specific figures.
"Our sums for this year came from allocations by the Ministry of Urban
Development and the Ministry of Transport and Communication. So we
carry out only road-building and school-building activities within the
frameworks of that project," he said, noting that the administration
previously received money from the reserve fund.
The regional governor noted that their activities are now 40% complete.
According to Ashot Ghahramanyan, the governor of Armavir, the funding
for their regional administration was within the proposed plan of
actions. "Development activities were carried out beyond the sums
envisaged by the funding. They bring the execution act at the end of
the month to check everything; a commission then conducts a review
of the activities accomplished and later the act is signed to enable
the transfer," he told our correspondent.
Gharamanyan said they received more allocations last year to recover
the damages caused by the winter frost.
He noted further that over 90% of the money is spent on
school-building."Most of [the sum] is spent on school-building in
our region. Out of the 113 schools here, 80 were repaired during my
tenure," he said.
According to regional governor of Shirak, Felix Tsolakyan, the 7.5
million Drams (approx $18,500) which they received from the Government
are envisaged for school- and road-building. "We have already started
the activities and submitted a bid," he said.
Armenian News - Tert.am
10:16 * 15.07.14
The Armenian Government has reduced the spendings which it annually
allocates to regional administrations to help meet the local
communities' urgent needs.
A written statement, which Tert.am received from the Ministry of
Territorial Administration, says a total of 6 million Armenian Drams
(approx. 14,720) was allocated to the regions this year in accordance
with an April 10 Government decision. The total spending for urgent
projects cost 40,1 billion Drams (over $10,000) in the past four
months.
"Four urgent projects aimed at meeting the priority needs of the
regions were implemented in 2011-2013, the activities within each
projects costing 10 billion Drams [over $245,000]," reads the statement
by the Ministry.
Fifty percent of the projects are said to have been accomplished
under the government funding.
The Ministry further reports that of the total 6 billion Drams, 5
billion (over $120,000) was allocated from budgetary redistributions
envisaged for school-building and road-building activities.
Speaking to Tert.am, the regional governor of Lori, Artur Nalbandyan,
explained the reasons of the cut without pointing to specific figures.
"Our sums for this year came from allocations by the Ministry of Urban
Development and the Ministry of Transport and Communication. So we
carry out only road-building and school-building activities within the
frameworks of that project," he said, noting that the administration
previously received money from the reserve fund.
The regional governor noted that their activities are now 40% complete.
According to Ashot Ghahramanyan, the governor of Armavir, the funding
for their regional administration was within the proposed plan of
actions. "Development activities were carried out beyond the sums
envisaged by the funding. They bring the execution act at the end of
the month to check everything; a commission then conducts a review
of the activities accomplished and later the act is signed to enable
the transfer," he told our correspondent.
Gharamanyan said they received more allocations last year to recover
the damages caused by the winter frost.
He noted further that over 90% of the money is spent on
school-building."Most of [the sum] is spent on school-building in
our region. Out of the 113 schools here, 80 were repaired during my
tenure," he said.
According to regional governor of Shirak, Felix Tsolakyan, the 7.5
million Drams (approx $18,500) which they received from the Government
are envisaged for school- and road-building. "We have already started
the activities and submitted a bid," he said.
Armenian News - Tert.am