Government staff to be reduced
In line with the tight budget of 2016, excessive expenses will be reduced and the Government staff will be optimized. Hovik Abrahamyan refrained from answering which Ministers will appear in the black list. Apparently, the angry remarks of Prime Minister made during the last sitting and addressed to almost all the Ministers hinted at the optimization of the Government staff. The questions about unfavorable condition of the economy and 4.1 percent economic growth, which had been promised but hadn’t been fulfilled, surprise Prime Minister, “Armenian cannot be in privileged situation, when everything is bad in the world. We will have economic growth close to 3 percent, and even more, it will be calculated and presented. But it will not change the question of ensuring welfare for the people. We must try to reach double-digit economic growth. But today’s reality doesn’t allow it.” Prime Minister thinks that journalists are also responsible for the welfare of the citizens and urged them [journalists] to create positive emotions. Today he awarded certificates and souvenirs to a number of representatives of the media. And the Deputy Minister of Finance has only one greeting to the journalists; to have ability to listen to each other and mutual understanding. Which will be the toasts proposed at New Year table, Pavel Safaryan answered jokingly, “There will be toasts, for example, to the Article 23 of the budget etc.” By the way, in 2016 the RA economic growth will make up 2,2 percent. More on the video
