YEREVAN. - AMD 3.382 bn ($9 million) from Armenia’s 2010 budget was allocated for expenses of the staff of the Armenian National Assembly.

According to Armenia’s chief treasurer Atom Janjugazyan, it is 5,9% more as compared to last year due to increase in expenses of the parliament’s staff and MPs. The expenses of Armenian MPs made AMD 2.5 bn in the reporting period. A total of AMD 94 million was allocated to the Armenian parliament from the governmental reserve fund.