RA STATE BUDGET REVENUES IN JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2006 EXCEED BY 5.7% INDEX OF SAME MONTHS OF 2005

Noyan Tapan
Apr 11 2006

YEREVAN, APRIL 11, NOYAN TAPAN. In January-February 2006, the RA
state budget revenues and official transfers grew by 6.5% on the same
months of last year and made 55 bln 138.2 mln drams (about 127.2 mln
USD). According to the RA National Statistical Service, the state
budget revenues grew by 5.7% to 54 bln 741.7 mln drams. In the period
under review, the current revenues of the state budget increased by
1.3% to 52 bln 232.2 mln drams, while tax revenues – by 14.6% to 47 bln
297.4 mln drams. The state budget expenditures made 48 bln 147.1 mln
drams in January-February 2006, which exceeds by 26.5% the respective
index of last year. The budget surplus made 6,990.1 mln drams.
From: Baghdasarian