NEWS FROM KHOVSGOL

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia /MONTSAME/ In respect of the law on civil health insurance, 27 pharmacies in Khovsgol aimag received last year 150 million togrogs for the financing of preferential medicine. 23 pharmacies in the aimag's soums have received MNT 80 million, the “Em Impex”, “Maral”, “Altan orgoo” and “Uvidas” pharmacies in the center--MNT 70 million. ** ** ** Last year, the aimag's tax office placed one billiard 300 million in the state budget, and MNT 4.7 billion in the local budget, overfulfilling the target by 120 per cent. At a duplicated number, over 1,000 enterprisers and 42 thousand citizens pay their taxes in this aimag, according to statistics. ** ** ** In accordance with a decision of the Citizens' Representative Khural, 2012 has been announced as the Year of Joint Development. The previous one was the Year of Transparent Governance with aims to improve discipline of state servants and to make the state service transparent for the public. In frames of this Year, the aimag intends to provide at least one person from each family with job and to develop a collaboration among all families, enterprisers, local and state authorities. ** ** ** Khovsgol aimag made last year construction with the biggest ever investments of MNT 130 billion. On occasion of the 80th anniversary of Khovsgol, the aimag carried out the great construction works in all soums, bringing a big contribution to own development. In only construction sector, works were done with investments of over MNT 40 billion, for example, a paved-road in the aimag's center has been repaired, and a 1.6 km new road has been constructed. The roads have been illuminated and traffic lights have been installed as well. In addition, a 163.1-meter long iron-concrete bridge over Ider river has been erected. B.Khuder