Yerevan /Mediamax/. Deputy Minister of Finance of Armenia Vardan Aramyan said in Yerevan today that the state budget of 2009 can be revised if only its deficit exceeds ceiling by 7,5%.

Mediamax informs that Vardan Aramyan said this, commenting on call on state budget revision, made by the former Head of Central Bank (CB) of Armenia Bagrat Asatryan.

According to Bagrat Asatryan, the government of Armenia possesses "no anti-crisis program", "and the announced broadening policy is not put into practice". The former Head of CB also said that "according to the most optimistic forecasts, decline in economy of Armenia will make 1-1,5% in 2010, and growth will be registered only in 2011".