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    ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES 2012 BUDGET PROJECT

    Vestnik Kavkaza
    Dec 8 2011
    Russia

    The Armenian parliament approved the budget project for 2012 today,
    ARKA reports.

    The project received 66 votes for and 2 against. The Heritage Fraction
    and Dashnaktsutyun did not attend the session.

    The budget of 2012 will have income of 911.6 billion drams, expenses
    of 1044.1 billion drams, deficit - 132.5 billion drams. 732 billion
    drams is tax income.

    The parliament also passed a package of bills worth about 100 billion
    drams. Luxury tax will be introduced for vehicles worth over $90,000,
    taxing of alcohol drinks will increase by 50%, income tax for
    individuals with income of 2 million drams or more will reach 25%,
    fixed casino payments will be increased by 50%.

    Income will increase by 7% to 852.4 billion drams, expenses by 43.1
    billion drams, compared with 2011. 897.5 billion of expenses belongs
    to current expenses, 148.412 billion drams - non-financial assets.

    46.2% of finances will be spent on the social sphere, 19.8% for
    security, 13.2% for economy, 4.5% for state debt service, 3.1% for
    communities, 2% for formation of the reserve fund.

    The GDP is expected to increase by 3.1%, compared with 3.95% in
    2011 and 4.98% in 2010. The consolidated budget of 2012 will have
    938.5 billion drams of income (excluding payments from non-budget
    transfers), 1071 billion drams of expenses and a deficit of 132.5
    billion drams. Community budgets will have an income of 93.7 billion
    drams and expenses of 93.7 billion drams.

    The GDP in 2012 should stay at 4.2%, inflation is expected at 4%
    (±1,5%).

    $1 = 383.62 drams.

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