YEREVAN, OCTOBER 31, NOYAN TAPAN. The Democratic Party of Armenia proposes all the political forces represented at the Parliament to work out by the primary order and to present for discussion the draft on an all-embracing law on pensions satisfying needs of social security. It is said in the statement spread on October 30 by the DPA Republican Council, expressing criticims addressed to parliamentarians who adopted in the first reading by the majority of votes the draft law on the deputy's pension. To recap, it is envisaged to define the size of pension at the moment of the latter's appointment according to the 75% of the RA NA deputy's officiating rate of pay. The deputy's salary is 300 thousand drams at present, 75% of which will make 225 thousand drams. It is envisaged to fix 429 thousand drams as the deputy's salary in 2007. 75% of it will make 315 thousand drams. In the opinion of the statement authors, this initiative creating a privileged status will not become a cause for public indignation if "the decision on liquidating the shouting disbalance among pensions, making humiliating pensions of hundreds of thousands of regular indigent citizens of the republic corresponding at least to content of the minimal basket was considered primary, or, at least, was combined with it." The DPA expresses confidence that any step addressed to rise of pensions in general will be justified only in the case of adoption of the all-embracing law on pensions satisfying needs of social security. The party expresses readiness to take corresponding joint steps to implement this issue relating to wide interests of the society.

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