Gagik Tsarukian, the leader of Armenia’s second largest parliamentary force, publicly disagreed on Tuesday with assertions that President Serzh Sarkisian is “irreplaceable” as the country’s commander-in-chief.
Armenians earning more than a 150,000 drams ($310) a month will pay higher income taxes under new and comprehensive tax legislation that will come into effect in January.
The Armenian opposition accused the ruling Republican Party (HHK) on Thursday of resorting to blatant violations to push a government bill through the parliament.
The opposition Yelk bloc announced on Thursday plans to nominate one of its senior members as a candidate for the post of Armenia’s president who will be elected by the parliament in March.
The National Assembly approved on Friday Armenia’s state budget for next year which will increase government spending by more than 7 percent but keep public sector salaries, pensions and other social benefits unchanged.
The Armenian parliament on Tuesday overwhelmingly refused to debate on a pro-Western opposition alliance’s calls for Armenia’s withdrawal from the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union (EEU).
The Armenian parliament committee on foreign relations on Wednesday formally objected to the opposition Yelk alliance’s calls for Armenia’s withdrawal from the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union (EEU).
Members of the opposition factions in parliament leveled harsh criticism at the government over the draft budget for next year, claiming that it falls short of the ruling party’s promise of increased pensions and salaries in 2018.
Several dozen market traders again rallied outside the Armenian parliament on Tuesday to protest against what many of them described as ‘tax terror’ used against them by the State Revenue Committee.
Labor and Social Affairs Minister Artem Asatrian defended on Monday the Armenian government’s decision not to raise public sector salaries and pensions next year despite a planned rise in its overall expenditures.
A senior diplomat reaffirmed on Thursday the Armenian government’s intention to sign later this month an agreement aimed at significantly deepening Armenia’s relations with the European Union.
The Armenian government will amend its bill aimed at combatting domestic violence in response to criticism voiced by conservative members of the ruling Republican Party (HHK), Justice Minister Davit Harutiunian said on Wednesday.
Several dozen market traders rallied outside the Armenian parliament on Tuesday to protest against new government rules that require them to pay more taxes.
The Armenian government stood by its projections that economic growth in the country will accelerate to 4.5 percent next year as it presented its 2018 budget proposal to lawmakers on Monday.
Armenia imports the bulk of its natural gas from Russia because it is cheaper than gas supplied by neighboring Iran, Energy Infrastructures Minister Ashot Manukian insisted on Friday.
Satellite images provided by the United States may help Armenia law-enforcement authorities identify the causes of a recent massive wildfire in a nature reserve southeast of Yerevan, Environment Protection Minister Artsvik Minasian said on Wednesday.
Nikol Pashinian, an outspoken opposition lawmaker, claimed to have been physically assaulted by a pro-government colleague in the Armenian parliament on Thursday after publicly deriding his pro-Russian views.
Six members of the U.S. House of Representatives discussed the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and obstacles to closer U.S.-Armenian commercial ties with Armenian government officials and parliamentarians during a visit to Yerevan on Tuesday.
The opposition Yelk alliance will spare no effort to prevent President Serzh Sarkisian from continuing to govern Armenia after his final term ends in April, one of its leaders, Nikol Pashinian, said on Friday.
Armenian law-enforcement authorities announced on Friday a nationwide hunt for three individuals who they said were behind a brazen shooting in downtown Yerevan which left one man dead and another gravely wounded.
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