YEREVAN, MAY 13, NOYAN TAPAN. Out of 11,6 bln drams (about 38 mln USD) envisaged by the 2007 state budget for the Armenian government's staff, 11.4 bln drams was actually spent, the RA chief treasurer Atom Jnajughazian announced at the May 13 joint sitting of the RA National Assembly standing committees. According to him, allocations of 1.7 bln drams to education and allocations of 190 mln drams to health care, which were envisaged under the 3rd program of the Social Investment Fund with the assistance of the World bank, were almost completely used. The 400 mln-dram allocation for holding events of Year of Armenia in France was completely spent. Assistance of 37 mln drams was provided to the information and analytical center of economic reforms, while ethnic minorities received assistance of 30 mln drams. The WB-sponsored city heating program's expenditures were exceeded by 30.4%, with 1.9 bln drams being spent instead of envisaged 1.5 bln drams. Out of 2.9 bln drams envisaged for pedigree stock breeding, seed growing and other projects under the Millennium Challenge grant program implemented with the assistance of the U.S. government, 2.2 bln drams was spent. Out of 1.2 bln drams for industry, agriculture and environmental protection by the same grant program, 330 mln drams was spent. 317.7 mln drams was envisaged by the Millennium Challenge Program for road improvement, while actual expenditures made 517 mln drams. Armavia airline received compensation of 116 mln drams for transporting people and humanitarian aid from the border war zone of Israel and Lebanon.

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