ArmInfo. Budgetary allocations for the State Control Service under the Prime Minister of Armenia will increase by 168 million drams in 2026, reaching 1 billion 102 million drams. This is due to the expansion of the agency's functions and staffing, Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan announced on October 29 at a joint meeting of parliamentary standing committees discussing the draft state budget for next year.
Funding for the Constitutional Court will also be increased by 41 million drams, reaching 912 million drams.
The Central Election Commission will receive 7 billion 20 million drams more in the future than it received for the current year - 7 billion 513 million drams. This is due to the need to cover the costs of holding the next parliamentary elections in June 2026.
At the same time, the budgets of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) and the Corruption Prevention Commission will be reduced. The SJC will receive 16,845, or 308 million drams less than planned for the current year. The Corruption Prevention Commission will receive a 15 million drams cut, to 405 million drams.
