Head of profile committee of the parliament of Armenia is satisfied with the expenses to be allocated for the social sector in 2010

YEREVAN, November 12. /ARKA/. Hakob Hakobyan, Head of standing committee of the Parliament of Armenia on social issues is satisfied by the expenses to be allocated for the social sector in 2010.

“During economic crisis our main task was to maintain the expenses of 2009 also in 2010”, said Hakobyan to the journalists on Thursday.

In 2010, 31 billion drams versus 32.3 billion drams in 2009 for the payment of benefits to vulnerable families will be allocated. Next year social payments to vulnerable population will be maintained which makes 25-30% of population.

During the hearings of state budget, the Committee on Social Issues is going to propose compensation of “frozen” deposits in Savings Bank of the USSR in 1 billion drams, as due to limitations no budget allocations are envisaged for 2010.

In 2010 income of state budget of Armenia will make 676.6 billion drams, expenses - 859.6 billion drams with the deficit of 183 billion drams. In 2010 allocations from state budget for social sector will be more than 242.4 billion drams. Discussions of draft state budget in Parliament committees lasted from October 30 to November 6.

Review of the draft budget will take place on November 16 in National Assembly of Armenia. -0-