Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan’s Congratulations On New Year And Christmas Holidays
Dear compatriots, One more year is up and we are turning another page of history. What are the past year’s historical events which we can be proud of and which ones can teach a lesson to safeduard us against future mistakes? I am convinced that each of us is worried about these issues as the running year is nearing completion.. 2011 can be considered as a year of recovery from the global crisis. We came out ever stronger and better prepared to face new challenges: It is due... more »
All Welfare Payments Increased
The Cabinet met in their last sitting of 2011, chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. Pursuant to amended government decree, base pension rate will be up about 24% as of January 1, 2012, from AMD 10,500 to AMD 13 thousand. The average retirement pension will be 31,300 dram instead of 28, 700 (9 percent growth), welfare pensions will average 16, 500 instead of 13, 200 dram (about 20 percent growth), the average rate of disability pensions for rank-and-file servicemen will rise to about... more »
