AUTHORITIES IN KARABAKH RAISE PUBLIC SECTOR WAGES AND PENSIONS

Armenpress
Dec 28 2006

STEPANAKERT, DECEMBER 28, ARMENPRESS: Authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh
will raise public wages from January 1, 2007. Thus, the minimum wage
will grow from the current 15,000 drams to 20,000 on January 1, 2007.

Secondary school teachers will get 71,000 drams, a significant rise
from the current 56,100 drams.

Salaries of health employees will grow 10 percent.

Librarians will have a 20 percent salary rise. Also will grow old-age
and retirement pensions, the average pension will be 14,350 drams.

Unemployment benefits will also grow 33 percent to 12,000 drams
against 9,000 drams now.