NATIONAL PROGRAM AIMED AT RAISING BIRTH-RATE LEVEL PREPARED IN ARMENIA
Noyan Tapan
March 14, 2008
YEREVAN, MARCH 14, NOYAN TAPAN. The state not only is able, but
also is obliged to be a guarantor of providing a mortgage credit
on special conditions, without prepayment to young families. RA
Prime Minister, newly elected President Serge Sargsian stated this,
answering citizens' questions addressed to him through Internet. He
clarified that by mentioning in the governmental program that the
young families will have a possibility of purchasing an apartment and
a car, they meant the very thing. Yes, the state is obliged to create
jobs ensuring sufficient income, on the other hand, it is obliged
to care, to carry on policy for the taxes to be affordable, it is
this way that will provide a well-off life, good living conditions
for people," he said. According to the Prime Minister, in 2007 they
started implementing a similar program at Yerevan State University:
"I think if we manage to stabilize the situation and not to repel
investors in 2008, there will be some changes in this respect."
S. Sargsian said that five big banks entered the Armenian financial
market in 2007, it means that there will be cheaper credits than
yesterday, than today, that is, affordable credits, well-paid job.
In response to the question of why a similar step aimed at raising
birth-rate level like the one taken in Russia is not taken in Armenia
experiencing a deep demographic crisis, S. Sargsian said: "We are
working in this direction, we have stated that we are preparing a
national program."
Noyan Tapan
March 14, 2008
YEREVAN, MARCH 14, NOYAN TAPAN. The state not only is able, but
also is obliged to be a guarantor of providing a mortgage credit
on special conditions, without prepayment to young families. RA
Prime Minister, newly elected President Serge Sargsian stated this,
answering citizens' questions addressed to him through Internet. He
clarified that by mentioning in the governmental program that the
young families will have a possibility of purchasing an apartment and
a car, they meant the very thing. Yes, the state is obliged to create
jobs ensuring sufficient income, on the other hand, it is obliged
to care, to carry on policy for the taxes to be affordable, it is
this way that will provide a well-off life, good living conditions
for people," he said. According to the Prime Minister, in 2007 they
started implementing a similar program at Yerevan State University:
"I think if we manage to stabilize the situation and not to repel
investors in 2008, there will be some changes in this respect."
S. Sargsian said that five big banks entered the Armenian financial
market in 2007, it means that there will be cheaper credits than
yesterday, than today, that is, affordable credits, well-paid job.
In response to the question of why a similar step aimed at raising
birth-rate level like the one taken in Russia is not taken in Armenia
experiencing a deep demographic crisis, S. Sargsian said: "We are
working in this direction, we have stated that we are preparing a
national program."