Today, the regular Cabinet meeting was held, chaired by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan. The government has decided to increase the amount of refunds from non-cash pension transactions. For this purpose, it is proposed to increase the 12% refund for non-cash payments to 20%, increasing the maximum amount of refunds from 6,000 drams to 10,000 drams, and extend the implementation period of the measure until December 31, 2026 inclusive. As a result of the change...
The regular Security Council session was held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. In addition to the members of the Security Council, the session was also attended by President Vahagn Khachaturyan. During the session, current agenda and strategic issues within the scope of the Security Council's powers were discussed.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received Proud Engineers founder Taavi Kotka, who previously headed the Estonian Information Systems Agency. The Prime Minister highlighted the cooperation between the Armenian Government and Proud Engineers in the field of digitalization, noting that the digitalization process is considered a priority in Armenia. Nikol Pashinyan considered it necessary to exchange experience, including for the smooth and efficient implementation of the process. According to...
The fourth meeting of the Council for the Development of Science and Technology of Armenia under the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia was held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The agenda included reports on the work carried out as a result of the discussions of the previous meeting. Accordingly, the work carried out towards the formation of the Armenian Innovation Foundation, the priorities of the foundation and current programs were presented. Reports...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a working discussion with Electric Networks of Armenia (ENA) CJSC interim manager Romanos Petrosyan regarding the financial condition of ENA, changes in the remuneration system for non-senior employees, and ongoing activities. Romanos Petrosyan first reported that as a result of the voluntary refusal of bonuses by top management, branch directors, general directors, and deputies, savings of several tens of millions of drams have been formed. “From...
A consultation was held under the leadership of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, during which conceptual issues related to tax policy for the coming years were discussed. The subject of discussion was measures aimed at improving the tax sector, which will contribute to the optimization of tax policy and the facilitation of tax administration. Details were presented on the proposed reforms and expected performance indicators for individual tax types. Stressing the importance of...