Government of Armenia to finish discussions of draft state budget 2015 till September 15
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 4, ARMENPRESS: The Republic of Armenia Ministry of Finance has submitted the draft state budget 2015 to other departments. At the government’s session Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan said that on the upcoming days they will discuss the macroeconomic index, the revenues and the expenses of all the ministries and departments, and the bill will be sent to the National Assembly of Armenia within a timeframe defined by the constitution.
The discussions will wrap up on September 15. The 90th article of the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia defines that the government proposes the draft state budget for the discussion of the National Assembly at least 90 days before the start of the budget year and can require putting it to the vote together with its adopted amendments by the end of that time.
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