ArmInfo. In 2020, the salary of Yerevan Ambulance service employees will increase by 10%, Armenian Health Minister Arsen Torosyan said on his Facebook page. According to information, on the instructions of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Armenia, calculations were made with the leadership of the Emergency Medical Service of Yerevan and proposals were submitted for revising the salaries of emergency medical personnel in Yerevan in 2020. As a result, the salaries of 950 service employees, 300 of which are doctors, will increase by 10%.
"The Ministry continues to work to increase the salaries of ambulance services employees operating in the regions of Armenia and determine their size," Arsen Torosyan wrote.
Earlier, ArmInfo reported that according to the draft state budget for 2020, healthcare will receive 108.023.2 billion drams (excluding expenses on the administrative apparatus), against 88.750.1 million drams this year. Sphere expenses will be increased by 19.273.1 million drams or 21.7%.