ArmInfo. Since January 1 of this year, subsidies to local self- government bodies of Armenia have increased significantly. Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan stated on January 17 during government hour in the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia, answering a question from MP David Arushanyan.
The Prime Minister noted that currently there are communities in the country, mainly inhabited by national minorities, in which the volume of subsidies has increased by 200,300, or even 400In addition to subsidies, a subsidy program is also implemented, which provides for the application of additional coefficients to communities inhabited by national communities. At the same time, Pashinyan pointed out existing problems related to the efficient use of allocated resources. "We allocate millions to the needs of communities, in response to which accusations are made in the parliament about the government not fighting stray dogs. So what, it turns out that the government should also deal with the problems of dogs and garbage collection?", asked the head of the Cabinet of Ministers, adding that since 2018, the volume of subsidies has increased so much that no one even imagined. Today the government sets itself two tasks: strengthening the capabilities of communities and increasing the volume of the state budget, funds from which are allocated to solve the task.
The Prime Minister noted that since 2018, real average wages in Armenia, excluding inflation, have increased by 33%. Also today the minimum wage exceeds the minimum consumer basket.
