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MINISTER: AGRICULTURE TO REMAIN AMONG ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT'S KEY FOCUSES ALSO IN 2012
/ARKA/
November 4, 2011
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, November 4. /ARKA/. Agriculture will remain among Armenian
government's key focuses also in 2012, Agriculture Minister Sergo
Karapetyan said Friday at budgetary hearings.
"Expenses for the agriculture sector are planned at AMD 3.9 billion
for 2012," he said. "This is 11.8% more than the amount allocated
for agriculture in the 2011 government budget."
The minister said that many of the programs being implemented this
year will be continued also in 2012.
"Besides, a large consignment of fertilizers is planned to be imported
in Armenia in the 2012 spring and offered to farmers at cost price,"
he said.
Karapetyan also said that the ministry was negotiating with Russian
agricultural machinery manufacturers to import tractors at low prices
to lease them to farmers.
On September 29, Armenian government approved the 2012 draft budget.
The budget revenue is projected at AMD 910 billion, spending AMD
1042.5 billion and deficit 132.5 billion here.
In this draft budget, revenue is planned to be enlarged by 6.8%
in 2012, compared with 2011 (AMD 852.4 billion) and spending is
projected to grow by about AMD 41.5 billion.
/ARKA/
November 4, 2011
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, November 4. /ARKA/. Agriculture will remain among Armenian
government's key focuses also in 2012, Agriculture Minister Sergo
Karapetyan said Friday at budgetary hearings.
"Expenses for the agriculture sector are planned at AMD 3.9 billion
for 2012," he said. "This is 11.8% more than the amount allocated
for agriculture in the 2011 government budget."
The minister said that many of the programs being implemented this
year will be continued also in 2012.
"Besides, a large consignment of fertilizers is planned to be imported
in Armenia in the 2012 spring and offered to farmers at cost price,"
he said.
Karapetyan also said that the ministry was negotiating with Russian
agricultural machinery manufacturers to import tractors at low prices
to lease them to farmers.
On September 29, Armenian government approved the 2012 draft budget.
The budget revenue is projected at AMD 910 billion, spending AMD
1042.5 billion and deficit 132.5 billion here.
In this draft budget, revenue is planned to be enlarged by 6.8%
in 2012, compared with 2011 (AMD 852.4 billion) and spending is
projected to grow by about AMD 41.5 billion.