ArmInfo. The RA Ministry of Justice will receive 27.467 billion drams from the state budget in 2027. This was announced by RA Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan on November 3 during budget hearings at a joint session of the National Assembly committees.
According to him, this amount will exceed the ministry's 2026 funding by 2.2 billion drams. The Minister of Finance noted that the Ministry of Justice registers civil status acts, develops justice policy, coordinates program implementation, provides consultations and monitoring, provides judicial and criminal defense, and provides penal services.
In turn, RA Minister of Justice Srbuhi Galyan noted that the ministry's focus in 2027 will continue to be on reforming the judicial system, developing digital justice, ensuring and developing public accessibility, improving the personal data protection system, and developing a capable penal service, probation service, and judicial enforcement service. The Minister noted that 789 million drams of this amount will be allocated for capital expenditures. Six programs are planned to be implemented within the budget funding. The Minister assured that work will continue to improve electoral processes and enhance the independence of the judiciary. She announced that the draft of the new Criminal Procedure Code will be finalized. In parallel, work will begin on developing a new Code of Administrative Offenses, which will be brought into line with the realities of the times. Galyan also indicated that work will continue on drafting a new Constitution of the Republic of Armenia, which will be submitted for broad public discussion.
The minister also noted that next year, measures are planned to reduce the administrative burden of services in order to save citizens' time. In 2027, the electronic bankruptcy tool will be expanded, and work will begin on implementing an electronic notary services system, prioritizing the solution via video calls using the appropriate module.
