YEREVAN. – The National Assembly on Friday approved—with 64 votes in favor and 35 against—the final version of Armenia’s draft state budget for 2018. 

Presenting the report on this draft at parliament, Finance Minister Vardan Aramyan had informed that six “pillars” were put on the basis of the 2018 State Budget. And these pillars are macroeconomic stability, security, investments in infrastructure, balanced collection of income, solution of social problems, and more targeted expenditures.