During the special working meeting of the Council of Elders the draft decision of the reconsidered budget was submitted.

“The planned 8-milliard growth we are going to submit, will be aimed at the solution of the problems of the city, at the programs which hadn’t been realized or realized in small volumes. I also want to outline that we added AMD 2 milliard to the budget presented in December. As a result, comparing with 2018, this year we will direct 10 milliard dollars more to the settlement of the problems rooted in the capital”, stressed Deputy Mayor of Yerevan Hayk Sargsyan.
Significant financial means will be disbursed for kindergartens: the salary of the employees of municipal kindergartens will increase by 2 % (about AMD 1 milliard will be disbursed with this aim), another 400 million drams will be disbursed for opening new groups for 1000 children. The city authorities plan to renovate streets and underground crossings. For their overhauling an external lighting AMD 500 million is provided.
Additional AMD 340 are planned to be directed to the construction of recreation zones and parks in Yerevan.
“AMD 110 million will be aimed at the restoration of the forest zone of more than 10 hectares. Additional AMD 150 million will be provided for irrigation systems installation”.
This year Yerevan Municipality also intends to start working out the General Plan of the capital which will make it possible to inventory the land and property fund. Approximately AMD 190 million will be disbursed for restauration of the facades of architectural constructions.
AMD 170 million from the city budget will be allotted for drawing the design and estimate documentation of various construction projects.
105 million drams are planned to be disbursed for fortification of the blocks of flats of the 3rd degree of emergency rate, and for the buildings of 4th grade emergency the Municipality plans to carry out a special investment program.
AMD 150 million will be disbursed for purchasing of up-to-date medical equipment. Renovation of municipal medical establishments is also planned.
About 200 million drams is to be directed to catching, vaccination and sterilization of stray dogs and the construction of the municipal vet clinic.
For overhauling of the municipal theaters and sport schools it is planned to spend 157 million drams. 830 drams is provided for the organization of cultural events.
Deputy Mayor Hayk Sargsyan stressed that the budget changes and its increase by AMD 10 milliard won’t become a reason for deficit and won’t increase the debts of the community.
Yerevan Municipality assures that each luma from 10 milliard drams will be sent to the development of the capital and solution of the problems of its residents.
“We will go on budget improvements. We hope that the budget of 2020 will be increased too. Our main goal is to make the city more comfortable, where the residents will see the future of their children”, said Hayk Sargsyan.