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The Parliamentary debates of the 2017 state budget is underway. Today while presenting the planned programs of his department RA Minister of Agriculture Ignati Arakelyan noted that 10 billion 309 million AMD is to be allocated to the agricultural sector under 2017 state budget. 6.5 billion AMD will be allocated for the implementation of budgetary programmes, 376 million AMD will go to the protection of the ministry staff, 3.1 million AMD will be allocated to implement loan programs.

In the words of Ignati Arakelyan in 2017 one of the priorities of the agricultural sector will be the creation of beneficial conditions for the economic entities, namely the provision of quality seeds, plant protection, realization of veterinary anti-epidemic measures, etc.

“Consistent activities will be carried out in high mountainous and bordering areas. The activities will particularly be directed to the development of different business forms and efficient usage of natural resources in the agricultural sector due to the co-funding of planned programs,” Minister of Agriculture noted.

Ignati Arakelyan mentioned that in comparison with 2016 state budget the ministry has offered 7 percent savings in 2017.

According to him the sum allocated to the subsidy of diesel fuel and fertilizers will be reduced, which is not related to the amount of diesel fuel and fertilizers, but to the reduction in their prices.

“We allocate subsidy of diesel fuel and fertilizers, but the subsidies are to be directed to the development of the agriculture and business,” he noted.