ArmInfo. A regular process for assessing the effectiveness of budget programs will be introduced in Armenia. At a meeting on April 22, the RA National Assembly Commission on Financial, Credit and Budget Issues approved amendments to the law "On the Budget System" submitted by the RA government.
According to RA Deputy Minister of Finance Vahan Sirunyan, in order to implement the assessment system, by decision of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, the Concept for the implementation of a system for assessing the effectiveness of state budget programs, as well as methodological guidelines for assessing the implementation of programs, were developed and approved. However, there are no regular processes for evaluating budget programs, which limits the government's ability to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of budget programs. The introduction of a process for regular evaluation of budget programs is an important step in the context of program budgeting reforms and will help improve the efficiency and effectiveness of budget programs. The RA Ministry of Finance will monitor compliance with the requirements of the document. The monitoring procedure will be approved by the RA Government within three months from the date the law comes into force. In parallel, work is underway to transfer the Ministry of Finance's powers to monitor the effectiveness of the implementation of budget programs to the State Control Service. Thus, an attempt is made to more optimally control the process.
In turn, the Ministry of Finance will deal exclusively with analytical work in this matter, the main task of which will be to assess the effectiveness of new programs, their implementation and the results achieved. At the first stage, the work will be carried out centrally, although in the future it is possible that other structures will be involved.
The presented document, as the deputy minister emphasized, corresponds to the government program for 2021-2026. The bill will be considered at the plenary session of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia.
