Amendments would oblige heads of communities to declare their assets
13.11.2019,
12:08
The Parliament of Armenia has approved today unanimously in the first reading a set of amendments to the Law on Civil Service, which say that starting January 1, 2020 all heads of communities must declare their assets.
YEREVAN, November 13. /ARKA/. The Parliament of Armenia has approved today unanimously in the first reading a set of amendments to the Law on Civil Service, which say that starting January 1, 2020 all heads of communities must declare their assets. The amendments were presented by Mané Tandilyan, a parliament member from the Bright Armenia party.
Earlier she said that many heads of communities have more assets than their communities' budgets, which requires some clarification.
The amendments introduce mechanisms for controlling their assets, since this segment of officials is beyond any supervision of the relevant government bodies. According to Tandilyan, the proposed amendments are aimed at curbing possible corruption risks and embezzlement of community budget funds.
Tandilyan recalled that the current legislation provides for the declaration of assets by heads of communities with a population more than 15 thousand people.
“Under the proposed amendments, the head of a community will have to submit a declaration for the past year, even if the community’s population shrinks below the limits proposed by law,” she explained.
There are 915 communities in the territory of Armenia, including 49 urban and 886 rural communities, as well as 12 administrative districts in the capital Yerevan. –0--
Earlier she said that many heads of communities have more assets than their communities' budgets, which requires some clarification.
The amendments introduce mechanisms for controlling their assets, since this segment of officials is beyond any supervision of the relevant government bodies. According to Tandilyan, the proposed amendments are aimed at curbing possible corruption risks and embezzlement of community budget funds.
Tandilyan recalled that the current legislation provides for the declaration of assets by heads of communities with a population more than 15 thousand people.
“Under the proposed amendments, the head of a community will have to submit a declaration for the past year, even if the community’s population shrinks below the limits proposed by law,” she explained.
There are 915 communities in the territory of Armenia, including 49 urban and 886 rural communities, as well as 12 administrative districts in the capital Yerevan. –0--
