On foreign voyages of Armenian parliamentarians in 2018 will be allocated for 300 million AMD more

ArmInfo. By the draft budget  of 2018, the apparatus of the National Assembly of Armenia is planned  to allocate 4.555 million AMD, which is 500 million more than in  2017.

As NA Head of Staff Ara Saghatelyan said at the budget hearings in  the parliament, the increase in budget financing is conditioned by  Armenia's transition to a parliamentary form of government and an  increase in the powers of the legislature. Of the allocated funds,  167 million AMD will be directed to Armenia's membership fees in  international parliamentary structures. The traveling expenses of the  deputies will be 650 million AMD, instead of 350 million 2017.  Another 222 million AMD will be spent on the implementation of the  article "hospitality".

As Saghatelyan noted in 2018, the National Assembly will place a  great emphasis on the development of parliamentary diplomacy and  information and analytical work. He also said that in 2018 the funds  allocated for the salaries of the National Assembly would be reduced  by 255 million AMD, which is due to the reduction in the number of  deputies from 131 to 101 and the number of employees of the apparatus  of the parliament. Saghatelyan also said that in addition to  budgetary funds, it is also planned to focus on the finances provided  by various international donor organizations for the implementation  of the tasks set.