STRUCTURAL CHANGES
NKR Government Information and Public Relations Department
August 13, 2008
NKR Government Session
Today, a regular session of the NKR Government chaired by the
Prime Minister Ara Haroutyunyan has taken place. Before passing to
agenda issues, on Executive's behalf, the head of the Government
congratulated Lernik Hakobyan the newly appointed Minister of Culture
and Youth Affairs, as well as Valeri Balayan, Karen Shahramanyan and
Sergey Shahverdov correspondingly appointed Chiefs of Production
Infrastructures' Department, Capital Construction Department and
Tourism Department adjunct to the NKR Government.
At the session, first of all information of Spartak Tevosyan, Minister
of Finance, concerning implementation of the NKR Budget 2008 in the
first half year was heard to.
It was noted that in January-June the GDP of the Republic has formed
35.3 mlrd drams, which is 8 percent more than it was in the same
period of the previous year. The factual economic growth formed 13.6
percent. With regard to private incomes 8 mlrd 776.7 mln drams were
collected, which is 1 percent more than it was foreseen. According
to the Minister's information, with regard to tax incomes the task
was fulfilled by 100.2 percent, which considerably surpasses the
index of the first half year in 2007. With regard to non-tax incomes
non-fulfillment was recorded, though the index is also considerably
higher than in the previous year. S.Tevosyan also announced other
figures which evidence of excellent implementation of 2008 state
budget in the first half year in different spheres.
Touching upon the issue being discussed the Prime Minister
A.Haroutyunyan in particular noted that in the accounting period 600
mln drams more total tax sum, than it was foreseen, were entered into
the State Budget. It was mainly provided by appropriate organization of
banking activities,-the Prime Minister has emphasized. The index of the
previous year's same period was surpassed by 43.2 percent. Equal status
is created for everyone and all must be involved into the process of
tax obligations fulfillment. It was accentuated, that conditioned
by the large-scale tax-payer "Base Metals" company's paid means,
safety of tax entries had considerably increased. Our economy must
not have strong dependence on separate great tax-payers,-the head of
the Government said. - Thus, great importance is attached to small
and middle business development.
In the first half year expenses foreseen by the State Budget was
implemented at 82.8 percent. In this concern, the Prime Minister
A.Harutyunyan has specified that over-expenditure were mainly recorded
in the sphere of construction: some design estimates works were not
carried out in terms and the dependent construction was hindered. The
Prime Minister has expressed confidence that wastes will be catch up
within the next months and before the end of the year builders will
realize all construction programmes foreseen fore the 2008. "We shall
overfulfil the NKR Budget 2008",- A.Haroutyunyan assured.
Considerable part of the agenda issues were concerning structural and
status changing of the NKR Government's separate departments. The
Executive has approved of the resolution on foundation of state
governing establishment "Staff of Production Infrastructures'
Department adjunct to the NKR Government", has affirmed the regulations
of the new structure, the structure of its staff and the quantity
and size of the property handed over to it. Similar resolutions
concerning capital construction and tourism departments', adjunct to
the NKR Government were adopted. The division of historic and cultural
monuments' study, which by today was within the structure of the NKR
Culture and Youth Affairs Ministry, is passed into the structure of
Tourism Department.
Changes into some Executive's previously adopted resolutions were
introduced. The Juridical Division of the NKR Government Staff
was reorganized into Juridical Department. The Division of Social
Issues and Urban Planning and the Division of Natural Resources of
the Government Staff through joining were reorganized and passed
into Administrative Service of the Government. By fixation of the
mentioned and other changes the structure of the new state governing
establishment "NKR Government Staff" was affirmed. According to it,
nine subdivisions: including Prime Minister's Control Service,
Legal Department, Department of Territorial Administration and
Local Self-governing, Information and Public Relations Department,
Administrative Service, National Minorities and Religion Issues
Division, First Division and Finance and Accounting Divisions will
function.
In accordance with the new structure of the Government the State
committee of Water Industry was renamed into department and the
activity of Archive Board Department was ceased. It was reorganized
into SNCO and will function within the structure of the Ministry of
Justice. The resolution will come into force from November1, 2008.
Changes and additions were introduced in the regulations and
the structure of the Staff of the NKR Economic Development
Ministry. All this is defined in the adopted last law about the NKR
Government. According to it a part of competences retained to the
Economic Development Ministry were passed to Production Infrastructures
and Tourism Departments adjunct to the NKR Government.
The last change adopted at the session was in concern with Department
of Migration, Refugees and Resettlement adjunct to the NKR Government.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
NKR Government Information and Public Relations Department
August 13, 2008
NKR Government Session
Today, a regular session of the NKR Government chaired by the
Prime Minister Ara Haroutyunyan has taken place. Before passing to
agenda issues, on Executive's behalf, the head of the Government
congratulated Lernik Hakobyan the newly appointed Minister of Culture
and Youth Affairs, as well as Valeri Balayan, Karen Shahramanyan and
Sergey Shahverdov correspondingly appointed Chiefs of Production
Infrastructures' Department, Capital Construction Department and
Tourism Department adjunct to the NKR Government.
At the session, first of all information of Spartak Tevosyan, Minister
of Finance, concerning implementation of the NKR Budget 2008 in the
first half year was heard to.
It was noted that in January-June the GDP of the Republic has formed
35.3 mlrd drams, which is 8 percent more than it was in the same
period of the previous year. The factual economic growth formed 13.6
percent. With regard to private incomes 8 mlrd 776.7 mln drams were
collected, which is 1 percent more than it was foreseen. According
to the Minister's information, with regard to tax incomes the task
was fulfilled by 100.2 percent, which considerably surpasses the
index of the first half year in 2007. With regard to non-tax incomes
non-fulfillment was recorded, though the index is also considerably
higher than in the previous year. S.Tevosyan also announced other
figures which evidence of excellent implementation of 2008 state
budget in the first half year in different spheres.
Touching upon the issue being discussed the Prime Minister
A.Haroutyunyan in particular noted that in the accounting period 600
mln drams more total tax sum, than it was foreseen, were entered into
the State Budget. It was mainly provided by appropriate organization of
banking activities,-the Prime Minister has emphasized. The index of the
previous year's same period was surpassed by 43.2 percent. Equal status
is created for everyone and all must be involved into the process of
tax obligations fulfillment. It was accentuated, that conditioned
by the large-scale tax-payer "Base Metals" company's paid means,
safety of tax entries had considerably increased. Our economy must
not have strong dependence on separate great tax-payers,-the head of
the Government said. - Thus, great importance is attached to small
and middle business development.
In the first half year expenses foreseen by the State Budget was
implemented at 82.8 percent. In this concern, the Prime Minister
A.Harutyunyan has specified that over-expenditure were mainly recorded
in the sphere of construction: some design estimates works were not
carried out in terms and the dependent construction was hindered. The
Prime Minister has expressed confidence that wastes will be catch up
within the next months and before the end of the year builders will
realize all construction programmes foreseen fore the 2008. "We shall
overfulfil the NKR Budget 2008",- A.Haroutyunyan assured.
Considerable part of the agenda issues were concerning structural and
status changing of the NKR Government's separate departments. The
Executive has approved of the resolution on foundation of state
governing establishment "Staff of Production Infrastructures'
Department adjunct to the NKR Government", has affirmed the regulations
of the new structure, the structure of its staff and the quantity
and size of the property handed over to it. Similar resolutions
concerning capital construction and tourism departments', adjunct to
the NKR Government were adopted. The division of historic and cultural
monuments' study, which by today was within the structure of the NKR
Culture and Youth Affairs Ministry, is passed into the structure of
Tourism Department.
Changes into some Executive's previously adopted resolutions were
introduced. The Juridical Division of the NKR Government Staff
was reorganized into Juridical Department. The Division of Social
Issues and Urban Planning and the Division of Natural Resources of
the Government Staff through joining were reorganized and passed
into Administrative Service of the Government. By fixation of the
mentioned and other changes the structure of the new state governing
establishment "NKR Government Staff" was affirmed. According to it,
nine subdivisions: including Prime Minister's Control Service,
Legal Department, Department of Territorial Administration and
Local Self-governing, Information and Public Relations Department,
Administrative Service, National Minorities and Religion Issues
Division, First Division and Finance and Accounting Divisions will
function.
In accordance with the new structure of the Government the State
committee of Water Industry was renamed into department and the
activity of Archive Board Department was ceased. It was reorganized
into SNCO and will function within the structure of the Ministry of
Justice. The resolution will come into force from November1, 2008.
Changes and additions were introduced in the regulations and
the structure of the Staff of the NKR Economic Development
Ministry. All this is defined in the adopted last law about the NKR
Government. According to it a part of competences retained to the
Economic Development Ministry were passed to Production Infrastructures
and Tourism Departments adjunct to the NKR Government.
The last change adopted at the session was in concern with Department
of Migration, Refugees and Resettlement adjunct to the NKR Government.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress