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Azat Artsakh Daily, Republic of Nagorno Karabakh [NKR]
10 April 07

In 2006 charity programs of 4 billion 238 million drams were
implemented in Nagorno Karabakh. NKR Vice Premier Ararat Danielian,
who is the chair of the Central Commission on Humanitarian Aid, told
De Facto that charity funds provided for social and economic programs
grew by 9.5 percent compared with 2005.

Ararat Danielian said in 2006 Nagorno Karabakh received humanitarian
aid of 66 million 85 thousand drams, which was spent on medicine,
medical equipment and computers. The chair of the commission said
currently over 20 organizations and individuals from Nagorno Karabakh,
Armenia, the United Stated, France, Germany and Russia implement
charity and humanitarian programs. Ararat Danielian said charitable
organizations and benefactors are exempt from the VAT. " Charity and
humanitarian programs are highly important for both the solution of
social problems and development of infrastructures in NKR. They help
spare considerable budget funds, which are directed at long-term
social and economic development," Ararat Danielian said.