ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT MAY INCREASE MINIMUM WAGES
January 09, 2014 | 15:21
YEREVAN. – Armenian government may increase the minimum wages again.
Under the action plan for 2014 approved by the government on Thursday,
the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs will propose to revise law
on minimum wage and increase in pensions. The results of this work
will be presented in the second half of the year.
Over the last year, minimum wage was raised twice, reaching AMD
50,000. The average pension in 2014 made AMD 36,000 instead of 31
thousand in 2013.
Ministry of Education and Science in November plans to establish
an upper limit of tuition fees in higher education institutions,
as well as to move from free and compulsory nine-year education to
the full 12-year secondary and specialized education.
The Armenian Police prepare changes in the legal framework on personal
data in order to bring the standards of impunity, protection of
private and family life to the European level.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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