ArmInfo.Until 2026, the Armenian government undertakes to increase pensions to meet the needs of the minimum consumer basket, the minimum wage - up to 85 thousand drams. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced this at a government meeting on August 18, presenting the first section of the government's program for 2021-2026, entitled "Security and Foreign Policy".
As Pashinyan pointed out, the most important factor in ensuring the security of Armenia is the economic development and social stability of the republic. "A developing, taxable economy must generate the resources necessary to ensure the security of Armenia and Artsakh. Such resources can only be provided by a high-tech, industrial, productive, export-oriented, competitive and inclusive economy that meets high environmental standards. Improving the social status of citizens, social stability, availability of effective health systems and anti-epidemic protection are crucial for ensuring internal security, "the Prime Minister said.
In particular, according to the RA Prime Minister, by 2026, the Pashinyan government undertakes to ensure a minimum y-o-y economic growth of 7%, and in the presence of favorable external economic conditions - at the level of 9%. So, according to the results of the planned measures, the current unemployment rate of 17-18% should be below 10%, the poverty level should be halved, extreme poverty should be completely eliminated, and pensions (now the basic pension is 30 thousand drams) should be increased to meet the needs of the minimum consumer basket (55 thousand darms). The size of the minimum wage will also be increased from the current 68 thousand drams to 85 thousand drams. The government will try not only not to slow down the growth rate of the ICT sector, but also to strengthen the dynamics. So, by 2026, according to the government program, the number of people employed in the field is planned to be increased to 35 thousand people (plus 16 thousand), and the turnover - to 500 billion drams or 6-7% of GDP, from 4% at the end of 2020 of the year.
In its election program, the Cabinet of Ministers fixed the goal - to ensure equal economic conditions for all, which should lead to a reduction in the level of unemployment and poverty, and the formation of a middle class. The authorities plan to achieve all this by stimulating productivity growth and investment flow.
