Minimum Wage Increase Bill Approved

In the Permanent Committee on Health and Social Affairs of the National Assembly, a draft law amending the 'Minimum Monthly Wage' law was discussed in the second reading. The bill proposes to raise the minimum wage from 55,000 drams to 68,000 drams and to establish a percentage range for the basic wage, originally set at 80-120 percent, which has been suggested to be lowered from 80 to 70 percent to avoid impacting the salaries of public officials.

The author of the bill, Varazdat Karapetyan, noted that there had been numerous proposals during this time, many of which were accepted. The MPs were not opposed, and the bill was approved.