What is the cost of Armenian deputy minister?
14.06.2016,
16:01
In a recent issue the local daily ‘Aravot’ (Morning) urged the government to fire some of 60 deputy ministers of 19 Cabinet ministers as part of the government’s campaign to streamline expenditures, step up the fight against corruption and improve the domestic business environment in response to “new challenges” emanating from the unresolved Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
YEREVAN, June 14. /ARKA/. In a recent issue the local daily ‘Aravot’ (Morning) urged the government to fire some of 60 deputy ministers of 19 Cabinet ministers as part of the government’s campaign to streamline expenditures, step up the fight against corruption and improve the domestic business environment in response to “new challenges” emanating from the unresolved Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
According to the newspaper, firing deputy ministers means a reduction in the staff of assistants, secretaries, drivers and government-funded vehicles.
Several days later the prime minister sacked five deputy ministers. The daily believes that new dismissals will follow.
According to the daily, a monthly salary of a deputy minister is more than 500 thousand drams (about $1,045). In addition, the government pays his driver and secretaries, buys petrol for his car. It appears that a deputy minister costs the state budget at least one million drams (about $2,090) a month.
Simple calculations show that a deputy minister costs annually 15 million drams (about $31,361), while the government spending on all 60 deputy ministers is 900 million drams (about $2 million.)
The dismissal of five deputy ministers will save 75 million drams (about $157,000). If the government dismisses another 18 deputy ministers, it will save about 150-180 million drams (from $3.2 million to $3.7 million.) per year.
And given that the dismissal of a deputy minister is followed by dismissal of drivers, secretaries and decommission of cars and other expenses, it turns out that the state can save quite a round sum, ‘Aravot’ concludes.-0-
According to the newspaper, firing deputy ministers means a reduction in the staff of assistants, secretaries, drivers and government-funded vehicles.
Several days later the prime minister sacked five deputy ministers. The daily believes that new dismissals will follow.
According to the daily, a monthly salary of a deputy minister is more than 500 thousand drams (about $1,045). In addition, the government pays his driver and secretaries, buys petrol for his car. It appears that a deputy minister costs the state budget at least one million drams (about $2,090) a month.
Simple calculations show that a deputy minister costs annually 15 million drams (about $31,361), while the government spending on all 60 deputy ministers is 900 million drams (about $2 million.)
The dismissal of five deputy ministers will save 75 million drams (about $157,000). If the government dismisses another 18 deputy ministers, it will save about 150-180 million drams (from $3.2 million to $3.7 million.) per year.
And given that the dismissal of a deputy minister is followed by dismissal of drivers, secretaries and decommission of cars and other expenses, it turns out that the state can save quite a round sum, ‘Aravot’ concludes.-0-
