Armenia to cut budget payments for communities

The Armenian government plans to cut the budget for Armenian communities, Aykakan Zhamanak reports.According to the Mayor’s Office of Kapan, the population of the city totals 45,200 residents, the National Statistical Service gives a figure of 37,600.The National Statistical Service two years ago that the population of Kapan totaled 62,000 people, thus dropping by 40% since. Aykakan Zhamanak believes that it would be fair to use the city as an example for all Armenia and calculates that the real population of Armenia has dropped from 3.2 million two years ago to 2 million today, excluding the migration factor.

The Armenian government plans to cut the budget for Armenian communities, Aykakan Zhamanak reports.

According to the Mayor’s Office of Kapan, the population of the city totals 45,200 residents, the National Statistical Service gives a figure of 37,600.

The National Statistical Service two years ago that the population of Kapan totaled 62,000 people, thus dropping by 40% since. Aykakan Zhamanak believes that it would be fair to use the city as an example for all Armenia and calculates that the real population of Armenia has dropped from 3.2 million two years ago to 2 million today, excluding the migration factor.