The Armenian National Assembly voted 102 to 3 with no abstentions today to pass the proposed changes to RA Law on Social Security of Servicemen and their Families at first reading.
The draft proposes to make a one-time payment amounting to 10 mln AMD to the families of the servicemen killed in action or during combat duty, and 5 mln AMD to handicapped servicemen.
The amendments also envisage annual social security benefits in the course of 20 years.
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