Armenia

Constitution of Armenia 2015 Arts. 91-93, 110-111; Budget System Law 1997 (as amended incl. MTEF 2004+, programme budgeting 2010+); Audit Chamber Law 2016 (ISSAI-aligned); Public Procurement Law (EAEU Treaty on Public Procurement 2015 applies)

Const. Arts. 91-93, 110, 111 (2015; constituteproject.org/constitution/Armenia_2015); Budget System Law 1997 (amend. incl. MTEF 2004+, programme budgeting 2010+); Audit Chamber Law 2016 (replaces Control Chamber Law 2006/2007; ISSAI-aligned); EAEU Treaty on Public Procurement (January 2015, applies)

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Fiscal Transparency: 52/100 (moderate)
52
out of 100
limited
26 of 37 scored fields populated. Higher = stronger statutory transparency requirements.

Armenia's national fiscal transparency framework is established by the Constitution (2015) Arts. 91-93, 110, and 111, and the Budget System Law 1997 (as amended, including MTEF provisions from 2004 and programme budgeting from 2010). Art. 110 mandates budget submission to the National Assembly at least 90 days before fiscal year end (budget_timeline_days=90 — the most precise statutory deadline in the cluster confirmed from primary source). Art. 111 requires Audit Chamber opinion as a prerequisite for parliamentary budget oversight proceedings. The Audit Chamber Law 2016 (replacing the Control Chamber Law 2006/2007) is ISSAI-aligned with parliamentary appointment independence. Armenia has NO standalone independent fiscal institution (IFI) and no legislative budget office. As an EAEU founding member (since 2015), the EAEU Treaty on Public Procurement (January 2015) applies. No confirmed dedicated expenditure portal (expenditure_portal_required=False). No citizens' budget statutory mandate. OBS coverage limited. Source gaps: Budget System Law primary text not extracted; Audit Chamber Law 2016 confirmed from secondary INTOSAI/World Bank Armenia governance sources. Currency: AMD (Armenian dram); fiscal year: calendar year.

Transparency Requirements

Budget Publicationmax 12 pts

Budget publication required ✓ Yes
Budget published online ✓ Yes
Budget publication timeline 90 days before fiscal year
Machine-readable budget format
Draft budget required before adoption ✓ Yes

Expenditure Disclosuremax 12 pts

Expenditure disclosure required ✓ Yes
Expenditure granularity department
Public expenditure portal required No
Expenditure reporting frequency annual

Independent Auditmax 12 pts

Audit required ✓ Yes
Auditor independent of entity ✓ Yes
Auditor selection method appointed independent
Audit frequency annual
Audit reports public ✓ Yes
Audit scope financial performance

Contract & Procurementmax 10 pts

Public bidding required ✓ Yes
Contract publication required ✓ Yes
Bid award disclosure ✓ Yes
Beneficial ownership disclosure No

Debt & Liability Disclosuremax 10 pts

Debt disclosure required ✓ Yes
Pension liability disclosure
Contingent liability disclosure
Voter approval required for new debt No

Fiscal Reporting Frequencymax 10 pts

Interim reporting required ✓ Yes
Interim reporting frequency quarterly
Year-end report deadline 180 days after fiscal year
Citizens budget required No

Enforcement & Oversightmax 10 pts

Non-compliance penalties ✓ Yes
Fiscal oversight body No
Whistleblower protections ✓ Yes
Legislative budget office No

Revenue & Tax Transparencymax 8 pts

Tax expenditure reporting
Revenue forecasting required ✓ Yes
Tax rate publication ✓ Yes
Fee schedule publication

Compensation & Payrollmax 8 pts

Salary disclosure required
Salary disclosure scope
Pension benefit disclosure
Overtime reporting

Capital & Asset Disclosuremax 8 pts

Capital plan required
Asset inventory required
Surplus asset disposal transparency

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