Armenia will increase defense costs by 1.5 times

The draft state budget of Armenia in 2023 will soon go to discuss the country’s parliament. The government stated that defense costs will grow most by about 1.5 times or 47%. Armenian media write about this.

About 30% can increase expenses for defense development, about 6.9 billion drams ($ 17 million ed.) will spend on them. The costs of social protection will increase by 10%, which will include pensions and support for young families.

The government will increase the cost of education by 10% by about 20% – for science. In 2020, the costs of this sphere increased by 80%. After an increase of 80% of more than 2022).

will reduce environmental protection and the creation of a reserve fund, 8% and 12.9%, respectively.