Minimal monthly salary in Armenia to rise to AMD 30,000 in January, 2009
26.09.2008,
03:22
Minimal monthly salary in Armenia will rise by AMD 5,000 to AMD 30,000 on January 1, 2009, Armenian Deputy Finance Minister Pavel Safaryan said at a governmental briefing on Thursday.
YEREVAN, September 25. /ARKA/. Minimal monthly salary in Armenia will rise by AMD 5,000 to AMD 30,000 on January 1, 2009, Armenian Deputy Finance Minister Pavel Safaryan said at a governmental briefing on Thursday.
“Although the 2009 state budget doesn’t imply salary rise, there are some areas where the increase is implied by legal acts and natural development”, he said.
The deputy minister pointed out civil service, police and tax agencies and culture as such areas.
Safaryan said that culture workers’ salary was raised 20% yet in this July and is planned to be increased again by 10% in January 2009.
Library and museum personnel as well as culture centers’ employees will have their average salary increased to AMD 40,000.
On Thursday, Armenia’s Government approved the draft budget for 2009.
The budget receipts will total 927.7bln drams. Expenditures are expected to reach 967.1bln drams. The budget deficit will total 40bln drams (less than 1% of GDP). -0-
“Although the 2009 state budget doesn’t imply salary rise, there are some areas where the increase is implied by legal acts and natural development”, he said.
The deputy minister pointed out civil service, police and tax agencies and culture as such areas.
Safaryan said that culture workers’ salary was raised 20% yet in this July and is planned to be increased again by 10% in January 2009.
Library and museum personnel as well as culture centers’ employees will have their average salary increased to AMD 40,000.
On Thursday, Armenia’s Government approved the draft budget for 2009.
The budget receipts will total 927.7bln drams. Expenditures are expected to reach 967.1bln drams. The budget deficit will total 40bln drams (less than 1% of GDP). -0-
