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PARLIAMENT PREREQUISITES: 2,080 BARS OF SOAP, 40 PLASTIC BUCKETS, 280 BOXES OF TISSUES...
Grisha Balasanyan
http://hetq.am/eng/news/21642/parliament-prerequisites-2080-bars-of-soap-40-plastic-buckets-280-boxes-of-tissues.html
12:19, December 18, 2012
The Armenian government allocated 2,739,493 AMD ($6,765) to "maintain"
the National Assembly and MPs; 9,344,060 AMD ($23,000) for "household
and public food items"; and 23,580,000 AMD ($58,222) for social
assistance in the form of money.
We contacted Gourgen Doumanyan, National Assembly Chief of Staff,
to find out what exactly was purchased with these funds. It was
like pulling teeth. The first few responses were inadequate and not
concise. So we complained. Finally, the Public relations and media
Department sent a complete break-down of the expenditures.
The "maintenance" part of the allocation deals with the utilities
(water, gas, electric) used by the parliament during the year.
The "household and public foodstuffs" section deals with various
amenities and items purchased from suppliers.
For instance, 280 boxes of facial tissues were purchased at 1,300
AMD ($3.20) per box. 40 plastic buckets were purchased at 1,110 AMD
($2.70) per bucket. 2,080 bars of soap were purchased at 240 AMD
($.60) per bar. 1,400 sixty watt bulbs were purchased at 100 AMD
($.25) per bulb. And so forth.
As for the "social assistance" portion, each of the 131 MPs receive
a 15,000 AMD ($37) working allowance.
It would appear that MPs were personally cleaner in 2010 than this
year.
In 2010, the parliament purchased 2,400 bars of soap and 240 litres
of liquid soap.
The building itself was sparkling. In 2010, 300 brooms were purchased
for cleaning the offices and 400 for sweeping the courtyard.
Grisha Balasanyan
http://hetq.am/eng/news/21642/parliament-prerequisites-2080-bars-of-soap-40-plastic-buckets-280-boxes-of-tissues.html
12:19, December 18, 2012
The Armenian government allocated 2,739,493 AMD ($6,765) to "maintain"
the National Assembly and MPs; 9,344,060 AMD ($23,000) for "household
and public food items"; and 23,580,000 AMD ($58,222) for social
assistance in the form of money.
We contacted Gourgen Doumanyan, National Assembly Chief of Staff,
to find out what exactly was purchased with these funds. It was
like pulling teeth. The first few responses were inadequate and not
concise. So we complained. Finally, the Public relations and media
Department sent a complete break-down of the expenditures.
The "maintenance" part of the allocation deals with the utilities
(water, gas, electric) used by the parliament during the year.
The "household and public foodstuffs" section deals with various
amenities and items purchased from suppliers.
For instance, 280 boxes of facial tissues were purchased at 1,300
AMD ($3.20) per box. 40 plastic buckets were purchased at 1,110 AMD
($2.70) per bucket. 2,080 bars of soap were purchased at 240 AMD
($.60) per bar. 1,400 sixty watt bulbs were purchased at 100 AMD
($.25) per bulb. And so forth.
As for the "social assistance" portion, each of the 131 MPs receive
a 15,000 AMD ($37) working allowance.
It would appear that MPs were personally cleaner in 2010 than this
year.
In 2010, the parliament purchased 2,400 bars of soap and 240 litres
of liquid soap.
The building itself was sparkling. In 2010, 300 brooms were purchased
for cleaning the offices and 400 for sweeping the courtyard.