Pensions to be increased 10% in Armenia
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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told journalists on Thursday before the government’s meeting that pensions will be increased 10% in the country on January 1, 2020.
The Armenian government approved Wednesday night at an extraordinary closed-door meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Pashinyan, the 2020-2022 program of medium-term public spending of Armenia and decided to increase pensions.
The premier also remembered that teachers will have their salaries increased from September 1, 201, and servicemen already receive the increased salaries. .
The increase of pensions will apply to some 560,000 citizens. --0---