Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today presided at a government meeting that discussed the concept of a new approach to assessing vulnerability and social assistance in Armenia,
PM Pashinyan, according to an Armenian government press release, noted that the current social assistance system in Armenia, consciously or unconsciously, works to maintain poverty, not reduce it.
“By giving someone assistance, what issues are we resolving? We keep that person in poverty by warning him not to get a cow and produce milk. Otherwise we’ll drop the assistance payments. If we find out that you are working and getting paid, we’ll deprive you […]
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