The National Assembly of Armenia on Monday adopted in the first reading a draft law on making amendments to the law "On State Duty" with 74 votes for and 1 abstention.

The bill calls for a state duty of 1,000 drams for each ton, with a coefficient of 0.3 for other tons.

The parliament also passed a bill on amending the law on compensation for damages caused to the life or health of military personnel during the defense of the country, which envisages raising the rates of payments to the Insurance Foundation for Servicemen. The bill was unanimously adopted in the first reading with 90 votes in favor.