Thursday, March 26 2020 13:54
Alina Hovhannisyan

The government approved the concept of a program to promote business  and socially vulnerable groups

The government approved the concept of a program to promote business  and socially vulnerable groups

ArmInfo.In the comprehensive RA program to prevent the economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, the re-equipment of the health system is a priority.  This  was stated on March 26 during a meeting of the Government of Armenia  by Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan.

In particular, the Deputy Prime Minister presented in detail the  concept of the state, which includes 5 packages and a program of  anti-crisis measures.

First of all, Grigoryan pointed out the need to implement a number of  measures that will eliminate the decrease in liquidity due to  deformation of consumption. At the same time, he recalled that the  assistance would concern a group of people who lost their jobs due to  the epidemic, and the government's task will be to ensure the social  security of socially vulnerable groups.

The Vice Prime Minister noted that under the current conditions there  is a need to create an effective reserve management system, in  particular food, medicine, raw materials, etc. In this regard, he  emphasized the importance of creating a new financial model in which  expenses, actions, sources of borrowed funds will be accurately  indicated funds.

In turn, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan indicated that priority in  the current conditions should be not only packages of assistance to  business and socially vulnerable groups of the population. In this  vein, he noted that the state should carry out preparatory work so  that in the post-coronavirus period, business and the public remain  competitive. , said  Pashinyan.

However, he said that from Wednesday (April 1 - Ed.), Business and  socially vulnerable groups of the population will already be able to  receive assistance packages.

At the next government meeting, according to the prime minister, work  on creating assistance packages for new groups will continue.