ArmInfo.The former government was extremely wasteful in its costs, especially with regard to business trips and official vehicles, the new Cabinet would be much more economical. Edward Aghajanyan, the head of the government apparatus, said in his interview with journalists.
He promised that the government would shortly reduce the cost of official cars and gasoline. Aghajanyan also said that there are about 110 cars in the Prime Minister's administration. "According to our preliminary calculations, this figure should be reduced by 30%. About 300 liters of gasoline are used per week, this is a lot," said the chief of the Prime Minister's office.
As for the business trips, Aghajanyan stated that earlier RPA representatives traveled business class. At the same time, noting that Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan flew to Astana economically, he went alone without a delegation. "This, of course, will reduce the government's expenses," Aghajanyan said.
Meanwhile, we note that First Deputy Prime Minister Ararat Mirzoyan flew to Dushanbe on the Prime Minister's side. And the plane was forced to fly back to Armenia immediately after the departure of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to Georgia to deliver Mirzoyan and his numerous delegation to Dushanbe. It is also noteworthy that Mirzoyan is also accompanied by media representatives. Under the previous Cabinet, this practice was not applied. Journalists accompanied only the president and rarely the premier. According to media reports, only Mirzoyan's flight to Dushanbe, without calculating his traveler's delegation, cost the budget 20 million drams.