Tuesday, March 19 2019 14:02

ArmInfo. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan notes positive changes in the socio-economic situation of the citizens of the republic. He stated this on March 19  at a meeting with journalists.

According to the Prime Minister, the new government of Armenia has  achieved that about 85 thousand citizens of the country have  increased social benefits. More than 200 thousand citizens began to  receive higher wages as a result of new adjustments in the framework  of the mandatory pension system .

In February 2019 compared with February 2018, the number of mortgage  loans increased by 100%, and the mortgage lending portfolio by 30%.  In addition, retail sales increased by 19%.  "Is this not an  indicator of the improvement of the socio-economic situation of the  citizens of Armenia?" He asked. At the same time, as the head of  government pointed out, every citizen of the country must become a  full participant in the economic revolution. For this, the government  is doing everything to stimulate labor.  As part of the planned  changes to the current Tax Code, individual taxi drivers will be  exempt from all types of taxes, as well as microentrepreneurs with a  y-o-y turnover of less than 24 million drams.  In addition, the  Cabinet of Ministers is working to reduce the interest rates on  loans, making them more accessible. For this purpose, as Pashinyan  pointed out, he conducted negotiations with European partners in  order to attract more favorable credit resources to the country.  In  general, Nikol Pashinyan expressed confidence that despite the  pessimistic forecasts of a number of "well-wishers", if parliamentary  elections had taken place today, the pro-government "My Step" bloc  got more votes than during the early elections in December. Then the  "My Step" bloc, headed by the Prime Minister, gained over 70% of the  votes of Armenia.