The Armenian Parliament submitted 616 proposals for 2011 draft budget revision to the RA Government. Over 50% of them were put forward on behalf of the parliamentary factions. It should be noted that MPs’ proposals are hardly different – they are mostly requests for the construction or renovation of schools, streets, seminaries, centers of culture and so on. The Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) submitted the most proposals, and the Government accepted 99% of them. To be precise, the only proposal that was declined is a request for funds for renovation of the school in Aigtek, Armavir region. The favor the Government showed to the party precludes any possibility of the party’s leaving the ruling coalition. Such a thing is unlikely to happen within a year. This “generous gift” may be the price paid for the PAP remaining part of the coalition. The other coalition member, Country of Law, did not enjoy particular government favor – most of the party’s 59 proposals were declined or shelved. The Government approved only 16 of the party’s initiatives, with 11 of them partially approved. This is evidence the party does not have any special weight either in the government or in the Parliament. So the party has to exert efforts to remain part of the coalition.

The parliamentary faction of the ruling party, Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), submitted 89 proposals to the Government, with most of them, naturally, accepted. On the other hand, the Government “turned down” the crossbenchers as well as faction members not “OK’d” by the faction. Particularly, the RPA member submitted 20 proposals, with all of them declined. 

As regards the Opposition-made proposals, they are unacceptable. The Heritage Party exerted special efforts and submitted 84 proposals. The Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsutyun (ARF-D) was not so active – 23 proposals. It is noteworthy that some of the Opposition-made proposals contain allusions to changes in policy.