YEREVAN, MAY 13, NOYAN TAPAN. Out of 2.9 bln drams (about 9.5 mln USD) envisaged by the 2007 state budget for the RA National Assembly staff, about 2.6 bln drams was used, the RA chief treasurer Atom Janjughazian stated at the May 13 joint sitting of the National Assembly standing committees. According to him, 2.3 bln drams was envisaged for the activities of the staff and deputies, while 2.08 bln drams was actually spent. 406 mln drams envisaged for construction of administrative facilities was fully used. Besides, the NA implemented a program of joining international organizations, with 71.8 mln drams allocated for this purpose being fully spent. The head of the NA staff Hayk Kotanian said that the 2007 budget-envisaged sum was saved by about 12% due to the fact that expenses on business trips and representative expenditures were reduced because of the elections. The sum for repairs of the NA hall of sittings was also saved because the start of the repair work was delayed. As for the new building of the National Assembly, the 2007 sum for its construction was fully spent.

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