31/10/2013 14:56
Ombudsman displeased with 2014 funding
Human Rights Defender of Armenia Karen Andreasian is displeased with the projected amount of state budget funds for 2014. 213 million drams has been allocated for the Ombudsman’s Office.
The ombudsman reminded those present that last year he declared he would refuse to accept foreign grants in order to act independently, but the state should increase funding instead of that.
“We submitted a bid for 244 million drams, but only 213 million drams was allocated by the draft state budget. If our bid is not satisfied, we will have to stop activities of the rapid response group of the Ombudsman’s Office,” Andreasian said during the parliamentary hearing today. He added that 10 million AMD is needed for efficient activities of the group.