Labor and Welfare Minister Arsen Torosyan says the funeral-benefit bill put out for public consultation will not be sent to parliament, and people eligible under current rules will continue to receive the benefit.
Armenia will not send a funeral-benefit bill that was put out for public consultation to the National Assembly, Labor and Welfare Minister Arsen Torosyan said. People who qualify under the current rules will continue to receive the benefit.
Civic.am, a news site close to the governing Civil Contract party, quoted Torosyan as saying that no change to the rules would be initiated.
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The certificates cover about 25,000 displaced people who have acquired property in Armenia or have construction underway. A new employment program is scheduled to begin on 1 January 2027.
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