Armenian civil servants' salaries will be increased exactly as President Serzh Sargsyan has promised, the Minister of Finance David Sargsyan said today.
The Minister did not specify any figures, but assured that the salaries of all employees of ministries and departments will be increased. "The average salary of a head of department will be 311 thousand drams (about $770)," Armenia Today quoted the minister.
Sarkisian underlined that the increase will begin on January 1. "This process will go in several stages. It will begin on 1 January and will be completed by 1 July.We will start on 1 January with the military, and by 1 July the process will be completed," the minister said.
