YEREVAN, DECEMBER 6, ARMENPRESS. The ARF faction of the Armenian Parliament considers the 2018 state budget draft a document creating basis for economic development, ARF faction secretary Aghvan Vardanyan said during the parliamentary debate of the budget draft, reports Armenpress. “There is a trust toward the government’s reforms, and we are hopeful that the economic indicators envisaged for this year will be more and will enable to create basis which will become an opportunity to ease the social tension and raise the country to a new qualitative level”, Vardanyan said.

The lawmaker said the ARF presented limited proposals understanding the budget load. “During this period we have discussed them with the government. We are confident that the urgent proposals relate to the bordering regions, and it will be possible to implement by the 2018 budget. Therefore, our trust continues, and we expect more serious reforms”, he said.

Tsarukyan and Yelk factions will vote against the 2018 state budget draft. Tsarukyan faction MP Naira Zohrabyan said she is not satisfied with the government’s activity since the fight against corruption is ineffective, the steps on creating favorable conditions for investments are not enough.

Yelk faction head Nikol Pashinyan also announced that they will vote against the 2018 state budget draft, explaining that the government’s activity and approaches are unacceptable for them.