YEREVAN, DECEMBER 8, ARMENPRESS. Finance Minister Vardan Aramyan is confident that the 2017 state budget approved by the Parliament will enable to enter a growth phase in 2018, reports “Armenpress”.

During the parliamentary discussions of adopting the draft law o “Purchases” at the first reading, the Finance Minister firstly thanked the MPs who voted in favor of the 2017 state budget draft.

“I want to express my deepest gratitude to the MPs who voted in favor of the budget. I assure that this financial document will enable us to create a stabilized situation in 2018 and enter a growth phase”, the Minister said.

On December 8 the Parliament approved the 2017 state budget. 83 MPs voted in favor of the budget draft, 24 were against, 1 abstained.