Ministry of Diaspora 2015 Performance Report Summarized
Chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan, the Cabinet discussed today the annual performance report of the Ministry of Diaspora, which covered the Ministry’s key activities, its compliance with the Government’s action plan, priority tasks and estimated performance in 2015. Minister Hranush Hakobyan noted that the Ministry actively participated in all the preparatory and organizational activities of the State Commission for coordination of events dedicated to the 100th... more »
State Property Management Department Submits 2015 Performance Report
Chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan, the Cabinet discussed today the annual performance report of the State Property Management Department (SPMD), which covered the Department’s key activities, its compliance with the Government’s action plan, priority tasks and estimated performance in 2015. Head of State Property Management Department Arman Sahakian reported that his department in the reporting year complied with the scheduled program of the Government’s... more »
PM receives schoolchildren on book giving day
On the book giving day and the birthday of great Armenian poet Hovhannes Tumanyan, Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan hosted a group of schoolchildren in the Office of Government. The initiative to meet with the Head of Government came from the students themselves and was consonant with the theme of the day. They congratulated Hovik Abrahamyan on the Book Giving Day, read excerpts from the works of various writers and presented a book to the Prime Minister. In turn, the Prime Minister... more »
PM Chairs Continued Discussion on Draft Tax Code
Chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan, the Government held an expanded consultation to discuss the draft Tax Code as attended by the representatives of the departments concerned. The meeting heard and discussed several proposals for specific types of taxes, the viewpoints and approaches provided by the representatives of the ministries of economy, healthcare, education and science, agriculture, transport and communications. The Prime Minister noted the importance of intensive... more »
Board of Trustees of Rural Economic Development Fund Holds Regular Meeting
Chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan, a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Rural Economic Development Fund was held in the Office of Government. The meeting approved the reports on the implementation of the work program and the budget of the Fund for 2015. Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan noted the importance of effective implementation of all the investment programs in a timely manner.
Support for Border Communities
A regular Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan. The Government approved amendments to the state budget of the Republic of Armenia for 2016 and made changes in one of its previous decisions to provide state support for border communities in order to provide partial compensation to their residents for natural gas, electricity, irrigation water tariffs and compensation for property tax and land tax. According to the justification, the amounts so... more »
Ministry of Economy, GDCA Submit 2015 Performance Reports
Chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan, the Cabinet discussed today the annual performance reports submitted by the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia and the General Department of Civil Aviation (GDCA), which covered the agencies’ key activities, their compliance with the Government’s action plan, priority tasks and estimated performance in 2015. Minister Karen Chshmaritian noted that during 2015 the efforts of the Ministry of Economy were mainly focused on... more »
RA GA Police Submits 2015 Performance Report
Chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan, the Cabinet discussed the annual performance report of the RA GA Police, which covered key activities, compliance with the Government’s action plan, priority tasks and estimated performance in 2015. RA Police Chief Vladimir Gasparyan reported that as part of those measures envisaged under the Government’s 2015 Action Plan, the Police prepared and submitted to the Government a package of draft laws on amendments to the law On... more »
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources Submits 2015 Performance Report
Chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan, the Cabinet discussed the annual performance report of the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of the Republic of Armenia, which covered the Ministry’s key activities, its compliance with the Government’s action plan, priority tasks and estimated performance in 2015. Minister Yervand Zakharyan informed that following relevant discussions and negotiations, the financing of the Iran-Armenia 400 kV overhead power transmission line... more »
Ministry of Finance 2015 Performance Report Summarized
Chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan, the Cabinet discussed the annual performance report of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Armenia, which covered the Ministry’s key activities, its compliance with the Government’s action plan, priority tasks and estimated performance in 2015. RA Minister of Finance Gagik Khachatryan noted that in 2015, fiscal policy was aimed at maintaining macroeconomic stability. Special importance was attached to growth-fostering... more »
