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How much money is allocated to defence sphere? (video)

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It is difficult to argue in military matters but if the situation is really bad in other areas, is it right to allocate so much money to the defence sector? The question was raised in parliament by Hrant Bagratyan, a lawmaker of the Armenian National Congress (HAK). He says some servicemen in Armenia are paid more than high-ranking officials were once paid. Are the allocations of the defence sector correlated with other sectors? How much is spent on the sector and how much money is give to servicemen?  Republican faction lawmaker Koryun Nahapetyan, a member of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs, answered the questions raised by Hrant Bagratyan