NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PASSES IN FIRST READING BILL ENVISAGING AMENDMENTS AND ADDITIONS TO ELECTORAL CODE
Noyan Tapan
Nov 5, 2007
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 5, NOYAN TAPAN. At the November 5 special session,
the RA National Assembly passed 7 bills and legislative packages,
which were discussed at the previous two sittings and which envisage
amendments and additions to a number of laws.
In particular, the NA passed in second reading and fully the bills
envisaging amendments to the Law on Income Tax and the Law on the
Minimum Monthly Salary. According to these amendments, the minimum
monthly salary and the lower limit of the gross income liable to
taxation in Armenia have been set at 25 thousand drams instead of
the current 20 thousand drams.
The NA also passed in first reading the bill of amendments and
additions to the RA Electoral Code and to the RA Law on State Duty,
as well as the draft law on special investigation service and based
on it, amendments and additions to a number of laws.