ArmInfo. The government's program approved by the Armenian parliament demonstrates the perception by society and citizens of the concept of an economic revolution. The Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan said this at a government meeting on February 15.
According to him, now the cabinet should develop a list of activities aimed at implementing the program. At the same time, Nikol Pashinyan continued, it is necessary to separate the government program from the list of events. The list should include all priority directions of the state investment policy. The matter, in particular, concerns all implemented investment programs, the need for their inventory, the identification of obstacles hindering this process. The Prime Minister instructed to draw up a regulatory roadmap, in particular, to ensure predictability of the availability of water, gas and electricity. He also urged speeding up the process of establishing the Armenian Investment Fund, which should provide support for all investment programs. All seasonal workers should not be deprived of the right to social and family benefits. Nikol Pashinyan also commissioned to conduct research to identify real jobs, indicating their volumes and addresses.
It was also proposed to quickly identify those who were deprived of social and family benefits, but paid up to 100 thousand drams monthly to pay off the attracted loans. The prime minister also urged to keep in the spotlight the issue of consistently reducing bank interest rates by developing mechanisms for this process. It is also necessary, according to the head of government, to quickly develop mechanisms for the application and development of the microbusiness system. Rapidly, it is necessary to start creating new educational institutions in accordance with the requirements of the market. To intensify the activities of those educational institutions, which are based on the ideas of teaching business skills and financial literacy. In this context, to conduct negotiations with the Public Television and Radio Companies and other television stations of the country. The Prime Minister also stressed the importance of attracting business to the training and retraining of personnel in specialized secondary schools.
He also urged the authorities to pay special attention to the introduction of drip irrigation systems, anti-hail plants using the latest technologies and improving the efficiency of programs funded by the state budget. It is planned to complete the construction of four reservoirs by increasing the volume of work in this direction, to intensify work on the construction of new water basins with the involvement of donor organizations. He also considered it important to make an inventory of livestock in order to effectively organize the export of meat and meat products, as well as to develop mechanisms for organizing export supplies. Nikol Pashinyan ordered to prepare for the fruit and vegetable season, in connection with which he considered the importance of developing mechanisms for exporting these products, identifying their potential, creating new sales markets and providing guarantees for exporters.