Wednesday, December 4 2019 13:12

ArmInfo. The Armenian government has summed up the activities for November 2019.

So, according to the video published on the Facebook page of the  executive body, in November, the Armenian government approved a  program of state support for the implementation of small and medium  greenhouses. The program is planned to be implemented through the  provision of compensation and assistance in the construction of three  standard models of greenhouses. The project provides for the  construction of greenhouses for three years with a total area of  about 35 hectares at the rate of 90 greenhouses per year. The cost of  the program is estimated at 3.375 billion drams and envisages an  increase in greenhouse production by 3600 tons per year. The state is  ready to compensate from 30% to 50% of the costs of building  greenhouses, which will be built according to specific modern  criteria.

During the previous month, the Cabinet of Ministers granted the  application of 5 companies for exemption from customs duties. The  planned investment volume will be 3.6 billion drams, 320 new jobs  will be created. 20 IT companies received a tax credit, 15-20% of  them - representatives of the Diaspora.

In November, repairs were completed on roads of interstate and  republican destination, 330 km long. 110 km of community roads have  been improved as part of subvention programs.

At a Cabinet meeting on November 21, a decision was approved on the  provision of housing certificates to about 112 families forcibly  deported from Azerbaijan in 1988-1992. About 1.5 billion drams will  be allocated from the Reserve Fund of the Government to solve the  task.

Armenian authorities will provide 300 graduates of orphanages with  housing certificates. The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (the  author of the bill) intends to allocate additional 1.9 billion drams  from the state budget for these purposes. Within this amount,  certificates for the purchase of apartments will be issued to  graduates of orphanages. The cost of each certificate will be 6  million 300 thousand drams (13 thousand dollars). According to the  Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, back in 2003-2013, the program  participants recognized graduates of orphanages 1991-2013 who need  housing. Of these, 218 people are still standing in line for the  acquisition of housing. It is planned that they will take advantage  of this program, as well as those who left the walls of the orphanage  later (about 85 people), who do not have their own living space.

The government also approved a decision on a 10% increase in the  salaries of 950 employees (300 of them are doctors), the ambulance  service in Yerevan from January 2020, the salary of people working  with citizens with intellectual disabilities will increase by 30% A.  An additional 19 million drams will be allocated for the program for  wheelchair users in need on the basis of issued state certificates.

1,000 families will be included in the poverty alleviation program.  They will be provided with state support to engage in the production  of beef cattle, and during the year they will retain the right to  receive family benefits. The new military power supply system, by  delegating this authority to the private sector, is already  operational in 27 military units.

The government will direct 602 million drams to install a modern air  conditioning and ventilation system in the National Art Gallery of  Armenia.

In November, the government approved the "Strategy for Reforming the  Public Finance Management System for 2019-2023." and "The program of  activities of the public finance management system for 2019- 2023."  The planned reforms in 14 areas are mainly aimed at increasing the  level of control over the use of public resources, fiscal discipline  and financial compliance. "Within the terms stipulated by the  project, the efficiency of government spending will increase, the  quality of services and procedures will be ensured, as well as a  stable increase in tax fees and a reduction in tax debt.