YEREVAN. – The Government of Armenia did not accept the proposals, which were made by the National Assembly’s (NA) ruling Republican Party (RPA) Faction, with respect to increasing the NA funding in the 2013 State Budget. 

The Government’s formal response noted that those expenditures are not a priority. 

To note, NA Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs Chairman and RPA MP Davit Harutyunyan had stated, during the budget discussions, that if the aforesaid proposals are rejected, that could affect the positions of the MPs.