Miraculous May or miraculous election: Yerevan`s municipal  kindergarten staff to see raises ahead of elections  

ArmInfo.. The authorities are ready to raise not only pensions and benefits, but also the  salaries of Yerevan kindergarten employees starting May 1 (two months before the elections).

"This is the second time in the last three years that Yerevan City  Hall has the opportunity to address the issue of increasing the  salaries of employees of the capital's kindergartens," as stated by  Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan  during a Facebook live broadcast.

He recalled that a salary revision of 15-31% was also conducted in  2024. "And this year, starting in May, we will increase their  salaries by 15-20%," he added. Thus, Avinyan emphasized, kindergarten  teachers and directors will be able to benefit from the Universal  Health Insurance program, as their salaries exceed the 200,000 drams  threshold. The remaining employees will benefit from the health  insurance policy offered by the Yerevan City Hall.

The day before,  Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced an increase  in pensions, effective April 1, 2026. When asked why the authorities  decided to increase pensions and benefits now, Pashinyan noted that  Armenia's economic growth in 2025 surpassed projections, creating  additional opportunities. Secondly, the universal health insurance  system was introduced on January 1. While there was some uncertainty  regarding the government's forecasts and the extent to which budget  allocations would be sufficient to cover these needs, the current  analysis of January and February showed that the budget could handle  the new expenditures. "Therefore," the head of the Armenian Cabinet  emphasized, "it is important to record that the authorities have  fully fulfilled and are fulfilling their commitment to align the  minimum pension with the minimum food basket, and the average pension  with the consumer basket, as we were supposed to do by June 2026,"  the RA Prime Minister concluded.