ArmInfo.The government-proposed bill allowing early demobilization provided servicemen pay AMD 24mln (about $50,000) to the state budget is unacceptable, the opposition MP Tigran Abrahamyan wrote on his Facebook page.
It will only confound social injustice and deepen the social crisis.
As regards the authorities' claims that the initiative will allow contract servicemen to receive higher salaries, Mr Abrahamyan said:
"That is, they are convincing us that the state has no money for contract servicemen. Our servicemen's social conditions must meet higher-than-average standards as these people are safeguarding our security. However, they are not feeling support on the government's part. Rather they are facing constant threats because of the authorities' policy," he wrote.
Armenia's government has posted amendments to the Law on Military Service. According to one of the amendments, after a four-and-a-half-month training course, a serviceman can be exempted from further military service after paying AMD 24mln to Armenia's state budget, which, according to the bill, will allow one contract serviceman to receive AMD 400,000 (about $1,000) for five years running.