ArmInfo.Yerevan's budget for 2019 has undergone notable changes compared to the 2018 budget.
According to the "Luys" faction of the Council of Elders of Yerevan, in the budget of 2019, representational expenses increased, financing of urban transport decreased. ''The budget of awards, cash incentives and special payments increased from 758.5 million last year to 1 billion 991.4 million drams.
That is, this expenditure item increased by 1 billion 232.9 million drams. As compared with 2018, foreign travel expenses increased from 62.7 million drams to 112.7 million drams. This expenditure item increased by about 50 million drams.
The budget for the services of the professional development of the staff, compared with last year, increased from 9.2 million drams to 169.1 million drams. This expenditure item increased by about 160 million drams, the statement reads.
In parallel with the increase in the above-mentioned expenses, the funds allocated for the following expenditure items decreased: the budget for transport, compared with last year, decreased from 15 billion 196 million to 13 billion 275 million drams, this expenditure item decreased by 1 billion 920 million drams; The budget for the repair of elevators, compared with 2018, decreased from 108.7 million to 30.7 million drams, this expenditure item decreased by 78 million drams; the budget for the foundation and maintenance of green areas, compared with 2018, has decreased from 1 billion 669 million to 1 billion 93 million drams, this expenditure item has decreased by 576 million drams; the budget for street lighting, compared with 2018, has decreased from 4 billion 538 million to 3 billion 565 million drams, this expenditure item has decreased by about 1 billion drams; compared to last year, the budget for housing construction and utilities decreased from 3 billion 28.8 million drams to 2 billion 857.5 million drams, this expenditure item decreased by about 171 million drams, the statement says.
In this regard, the "Luys" faction of the Council of Elders of Yerevan appeals to the residents of Yerevan and to its colleagues in the Council of Elders - by joint efforts to achieve a revision of the new budget of the capital.