ARMENIAN PREMIER INSTRUCTS MINISTERS TO SUBMIT THREE-YEAR EXPENDITURE PROGRAMS TO HIM

ARKA
March 11, 2010

YEREVAN, March 11. /ARKA/. On Thursday, Armenian Prime Minister Tigran
Sargsyan instructed all ministers to set control over elaboration of
a three-year expenditure program.

He said that the ministers should take into account the Armenian
president’s election program.

The premier said that ministers must submit written description of
problems to him within two weeks.

After that, Sargsyan will deal with each minister personally.

Finance Minister Tigran Davtyan said that the elaboration of the
program is under way now.

He said the program is planned to be submitted to the government for
consideration in early July, and preliminary results will be ready
later this month.

"I attach importance to this, since in 2009 we ceased the process,
and now we resume planning our mid-term expenses, since stabilization
is already visible and we are embarking on outlining the state budget,"
he said. "We should set our plans for three years."