ArmInfo. The parliamentary majority of the National Assembly of Armenia refused to include in the big agenda the bills proposed by the "Tsarukyan Bloc", aimed at mitigating the tax burden. In particular, the faction of the ruling Republican Party refused to include in the agenda the draft amendments to the Tax Code, according to at least 40% of Armenian farmers were exempted from land tax payments in case of damage from natural disasters. As the representative of the faction Vahe Enfiadjian noted in his speech, currently 35% of the country's citizens are engaged in agricultural production. At the same time, land is not being processed, because a strict tax policy is being implemented, and a non- competitive credit system is in place. As a result, farmers in unfavorable weather conditions and natural elements are in a crisis situation. Also on the agenda is not included the draft amendments to the law "On Income Tax", according to which it was planned from January 1, 2018 to reduce the rate of income tax from wages up to 150 thousand drams from 23% to 21%, and from 150 to 300 thousand drams - from 28% to 26%. Justifying the draft law, RA Vice-Speaker Mikael Melkumyan pointed out that wages and pensions have not been raised this year. According to the government's medium-term program, the MP continued, until 2020, the wages and pensions of the citizens of the country will also not increase.