26 bln 199.5 mln AMD will be allocated to the sphere of culture in 2017.

The First Deputy Minister of Finance, Atom Janjughazyan, noted the aforesaid at Friday’s National Assembly respective committees’ hearings on the draft state budget for next year.

In his words, the means have been reduced as compared to 26 bln 900,8 mln in 2016. The expenses designed for state governance bodies will amount to 1 bln 384.8 mln as compared to 1 bln 421.1 mln AMD in 2016. 1 bln 86 mln will be allocated for restoration and construction, this amount making up 1 bln 419.5 mln AMD in 2016.