Government allocates nearly AMD 5 billion for bonuses

July 16, 2026 - 18:37 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian government has approved an undisclosed agenda item allocating 4.961 billion drams from the government's reserve fund to finance bonuses for employees and officials of state institutions, Factor.am reported.

The funds were distributed as follows:

Office of the President – 66.464 million drams
National Assembly – 697.740 million drams
Office of the Prime Minister – 688.105 million drams
Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure – 774.909 million drams
Ministry of Health – 117.361 million drams
Ministry of Justice – 298.545 million drams
Ministry of Economy – 216.681 million drams
Ministry of Foreign Affairs – 180.997 million drams
Ministry of Environment – 153.018 million drams
Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport – 252.047 million drams
Ministry of Defense – 294.483 million drams
Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs – 204.365 million drams
Ministry of High-Tech Industry – 102.431 million drams
Ministry of Finance (incentive payments) – 118.039 million drams
Ministry of Internal Affairs – 266.635 million drams
Statistical Committee – 56.995 million drams
Cadastre Committee – 100.704 million drams
State Revenue Committee – 51.643 million drams
National Security Service – 48.449 million drams
Nuclear Safety Regulatory Committee – 21.827 million drams
State Protection Service – 31.601 million drams
Urban Development Committee – 76.605 million drams
State Control Service – 71.190 million drams
Foreign Intelligence Service – 70.892 million drams

This is the second multi-billion-dram allocation for bonuses approved this year. In March, the government allocated 4.6 billion drams for the same purpose, while in December 2025 it earmarked 3.5 billion drams for bonus payments.