ArmInfo. Head of NA Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs Hovhannes Sahakyan has made a proposal related to the Armenian government's decision on collecting mandatory 1000 drams from Armenian citizens' salaries for the special fund for assistance of military men, who became disabled and their families.
"In overall I agree with the initiative, as the state can not solve these problems alone. However, I have a proposal not to collect money from those citizens, who receive minimal or average wage, and instead to collect more money from those citizens, whose salary is high, as well as from salaries of the parliamentarians, ministers, deputy ministers and other high-ranking state officials", the MP stated.
A fund of financial allowance to militaries' families is to be raised in Armenia for the families of military officers perished or disabled while performing their duties at posts. The Draft Law on "Reimbursement of life and health injuries of militaries defending the Republic of Armenia" and the package of related Draft Regulations was approved at the Government session on November 10. The families of militaries perished or obtained the 1st grade of disability will receive AMD 10 mln lump sum allowance, militaries of the 2nd grade of disability, will be paid AMD 5 mln lump sum insurance. In a case of death or 1st grade disability monthly payments will form AMD 300.000 for officers, 250.000 for law ranked officers and 200.000 for privates. In a case of injury causing 2nd grade disability, these allowances will form AMD 250.000, 200.000 and 150.000 respectively. Minister stated also, that these payments will be implemented during 20-year period, and AMD 82 mln will be allocated for the officers' personnel, AMD 70 mln for low ranked officers and AMD 58 mln for privates.
To note Armenian society reacted negatively to this decision.