This Year's Budget Surplus Exceeds Total Budget of 2017, Says Nikol Pashinyan

The Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, speaking at the National Assembly regarding the draft state budget for 2026, stated that he is pleased with the government's collaboration with the National Assembly.

“Of course, the budget year has not yet concluded, but we have confident forecasts that the tax revenues of the 2025 state budget will exceed those of the 2017 budget by 1.542 trillion drams or 133 percent. The added portion of this year's budget is greater than the total budget of 2017,” Pashinyan remarked.

According to him, the additional increase in this year's budget is more compared to 2017. “Moreover, the revenue of the budget has also grown compared to 2018,” the Prime Minister emphasized, adding that the promised 7% economic growth during the 2021 parliamentary elections has also been achieved.