ArmInfo. To support the activities of the Armenian parliament, 892.628 million drams will be allocated from the government reserve fund. The decision was made on May 16 at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers.
According to the statement of substantiation of the draft decision, the amount of 434.606 million drams will be allocated in the first half of the year, and 695.809 million drams - within 9 months. The rationale also stressed that the adoption of this decision was due to the deficit in the budget of the National Assembly of 2019 associated with an increase in the number of deputies of the 7th National Assembly and the appearance of two new standing committees.
It was also noted that for the implementation of the event "Ensuring the Activities of the National Assembly of Armenia, Legislative, Analytical and Representative Services", 848729.9 thousand drams are needed, including 403152.9 thousand drams under Article 4111 <Salary and Employee Benefits, which associated with the emergence of new 59 states.