Armenian premier presents cost of government’s anti-crisis programs
09.04.2020,
12:26
The Armenian government has provided state assistance in the amount of 3.67 billion drams under anti-crisis programs, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a government meeting on Thursday.
YEREVAN, April 9. /ARKA/. The Armenian government has provided state assistance in the amount of 3.67 billion drams under anti-crisis programs, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a government meeting on Thursday.
He recalled that the funds have been distributed within under the government’s
anti-crisis measures.
"This figure is less than 10% of our planned funding and it will be replenished," Pashinyan said.
He said that the government has already created an electronic window through which citizens can check whether they are beneficiaries of social programs or not.
"Many beneficiaries did not find their names, but we update the data every day for several days. At the beginning of the next week, the database will be expanded and all assistance and assistance packages will be available to program beneficiaries," Pashinyan said.
In his words, today the government receives numerous proposals. "I want to note that we have been working on a daily basis for quite long time, we have a clear strategy on how to overcome the crisis, but we will listen to new proposals," Pashinyan said.
He said that the government’s steps fit into the main strategy. From the point of view of its competitiveness, it should be noted that the crisis did not essentially make many changes to the sphere of strategic priorities for economic development.
"Therefore, we will continue to move forward and implement anti-crisis programs - for example, today we will take another one," Pashinyan said.
The government of Armenia has approved nine programs to counteract the economic consequences of coronavirus. On March 26, five aid packages in various areas were approved, on March 30 - three more assistance programs, and one program on April 2. Of the nine programs, five relate to economic assistance to business and the agricultural sector, and four relate to the provision of social support to various groups of the population.
The Armenian government has declared a state of emergency in the country from March 16 to April 14 in a bid to prevent the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19. Movement restrictions are among the measures taken to curb the spread of the virus. Restrictions are also imposed on some kinds of economic activities.
He recalled that the funds have been distributed within under the government’s
anti-crisis measures.
"This figure is less than 10% of our planned funding and it will be replenished," Pashinyan said.
He said that the government has already created an electronic window through which citizens can check whether they are beneficiaries of social programs or not.
"Many beneficiaries did not find their names, but we update the data every day for several days. At the beginning of the next week, the database will be expanded and all assistance and assistance packages will be available to program beneficiaries," Pashinyan said.
In his words, today the government receives numerous proposals. "I want to note that we have been working on a daily basis for quite long time, we have a clear strategy on how to overcome the crisis, but we will listen to new proposals," Pashinyan said.
He said that the government’s steps fit into the main strategy. From the point of view of its competitiveness, it should be noted that the crisis did not essentially make many changes to the sphere of strategic priorities for economic development.
"Therefore, we will continue to move forward and implement anti-crisis programs - for example, today we will take another one," Pashinyan said.
The government of Armenia has approved nine programs to counteract the economic consequences of coronavirus. On March 26, five aid packages in various areas were approved, on March 30 - three more assistance programs, and one program on April 2. Of the nine programs, five relate to economic assistance to business and the agricultural sector, and four relate to the provision of social support to various groups of the population.
The Armenian government has declared a state of emergency in the country from March 16 to April 14 in a bid to prevent the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19. Movement restrictions are among the measures taken to curb the spread of the virus. Restrictions are also imposed on some kinds of economic activities.
There are 921 confirmed cases of infection with the coronavirus in Armenia as of April 9. There are 138 cured patients and ten deaths in the country. -0---
