CRISIS DIDN’T AFFECT ARMENIA’S MUNICIPAL AND REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION’S INCOME: DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER

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17:14 ~U 15.01.10

Despite the global economic crisis, municipalities and regional
administrative bodies in the Republic were able to secure a growth
in their budgetary income in 2009, said RA Vice Prime Minister and
RA Minister of Territorial Administration Armen Gevorgyan, while
discussing the results of the ministry’s 2009 activities during a
press conference today.

In the minister’s words, the municipalities and regional
administrative bodies’ income has been on the rise since 2007 –
satisfactory indicators have been registered in the collection of
land and property, in particular.

That being said, however, there were still salaries owed to employees
of municipalities and regional administrative bodies, an issue that
was raised in early 2009, noted Gevorgyan. As of January 1 of this
year, the amount of salaries owed by municipalites and regional
administrations was 836,309,000 AMD (about $2,200,813 USD). The
Vice Prime Minister believed that the issue in 2010 is paying off 50
percent of this debt.