PROSPECTS TO IMPROVE THE CURRENT STATE OF FINANCING THE FIELD OF CULTURE IN ARMENIA

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of the current state of funding of the RA culture sector and the identification of ways to improve it. Taking into account that the financing of the mentioned sector is characterized by the dominance of state financing, therefore the article focused on this financing. The current state of state financing of the RA culture sector is characterized by its insufficiency, partial financing of expenses, mainly current expenses. The mentioned funding is mainly aimed at the preservation of cultural organizations and values and is not enough, especially, to solve the problem of cultural development. In this case, it is particularly important to expand the possibilities of state financing of the cultural sector, to choose the forms of financing aimed at the development of culture. The solution to the problem of the development of the cultural sphere and the expansion of its state financing possibilities, even in the future, will be possible in case of increasing the share of the country's budget revenues and budget allocations to the said sphere. Along with that, it is necessary to keep in mind that the expediency of long-term state financing of the entire field of RA culture and according to its directions is determined based on the development strategy of the field. It is proposed to expand the possibilities of state financing of the RA culture sector by using such effective forms of financing that are not yet widespread in our country, such as joint financing of culture with the participation of the state, financing of long-term national and target-complex cultural programs, indirect forms of financing of the culture sector. Cultural organizations acting as state non-commercial organizations and dominating the sector can expand the possibilities of non-state financing of culture through sponsorship, charity, provision of paid cultural services, implementation of entrepreneurial activities, property lease, and nonstate cultural organizations mainly due to the increase in income from the provision of the above services, as a result of effective fundraising and marketing activities.