YEREVAN. – They say the disagreements between Prime Minister of Armenia Hovik Abrahamyan and Minister of Finance Gagik Khachatryan have deepened further, and this time linked to the preparation of the 2016 Budget, reported Hraparak daily.

“According to our government sources, Hovik Abrahamyan is doing everything to appoint another person (…) to the office of Minister of Finance; moreover, provided that the tax and customs agencies are taken ‘from under’ the Ministry of Finance.

“The presidential [office, however,] still opposes, but Hovik Abrahamyan is not withdrawing,” wrote Hraparak.