Armenia will retain its current rules for funeral benefit payments, Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Arsen Torosyan announced on Facebook.
“We have decided not to make any changes, and citizens who would have received the benefit under the existing regulations will continue to receive it,” Torosyan said.
According to the minister, the decision followed public criticism and discussions with lawmakers from the ruling Civil Contract faction.
The proposed changes, due to take effect on January 1, would have limited the 200,000-dram funeral allowance to cases involving the death of a member of a family eligible for poverty assistance, significantly reducing the number of recipients.
