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.
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.