ARMENIA’S PREMIER CHARGES TO RAISE AVERAGE MONTHLY PENSION ABOVE POVERTY LINE

ARKA News Agency
Aug 31 2007
Armenia

YEREVAN, August 31. /ARKA/. RA Prime Minister Serge Sargsian has
charged RA Minister of Finances and Economy Vardan Khachatrian to
make a fresh account and find additional funds necessary to raise
the average monthly pension which will make AMD 21,000 (about
$62.4) in 2008. The instruction was given taking into account the
RA Government’s decision, August 30, 2007, on raising pension by 60%
or up to 20,000 (about $59.5), the public relations and press service
of the RA Government reports.