ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT REJECTS BILL ON INCREASING PENSIONS

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May 12 2011
Armenia

YEREVAN. – The Armenian Parliament have rejected the ARF
Dashnaktutyun-submitted bill on the minimum basket of goods, pensions
and allowances.

The ARF-D offered to increase the amount of minimum wages, pensions
and allowances to $161 (AMD 61, 000).

Explaining position of the majority head of Republican parliamentary
group Galust Sahakyan said it is a good bill but the government,
unfortunately, has no such resources.