The National Assembly of the Artsakh Republic has passed the draft law "On the State Budget of the Republic of Artsakh for 2020" with 27 votes in favor and 3 against.
In 2020 the total revenues of budget will make 120 miliard 949.4 million drams, expenditures -120 miliard 840.7 million drams, and the surplus – 108.7 million drams.
Parliament has also passed the Laws "On Amendments to the Law "On Minimum Monthly Salaries", "On Amendments and Additions to the Law "On the Remuneration of Public Officials" and "On Amendments to the Law "On the service of enforcement of judicial acts". In particular, starting from January 1, 2020, the minimum monthly salary in the Republic will be 68,000 dram instead of the current 55,000 dram. The increase in the minimum salary, including the private sector, will include about 15000 hired workers, whose additional income will amount to more than 2.5 miliard drams per year.