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YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 25, ARMENPRESS:Nagorno Karabakh prime minister Anushavan Danielian, who was recently re-appointed to his post by re-elected president Arkadiy Ghukasian was quoted by RFE/RL as saying that Armenia should increase its annual financial assistance to Karabakh from 9 billion drams ($16.07 million) to 12 billion drams given that Stepanakert does not impose either customs duties or VAT on goods imported from Armenia. According to his calculations, such taxes would have brought Karabakh an additional 6 billion drams annually. The Karabakh budget for 2002 envisages 12.35 million drams in expenditures and only 2.84 billion drams in revenues, which means the Armenian aid covers the budget deficit. Danielian predicted that foreign direct investment will exceed $5 million this year and rise "dramatically" in 2003.-0-/39/