Tax and customs employees occupying vacant positions to be considered  civil servants - draft law

ArmInfo.Tax and customs employees occupying vacant or temporarily vacant positions will be considered civil servants. At a meeting on February 21, the RA National Assembly Standing  Committee on Economic Affairs issued a positive conclusion on the amendments to the laws "On the Tax Service" and "On the Customs Service" presented by the RA government in the second reading.

According to the First Deputy Chairman of the State Revenue Committee  of the Republic of Armenia Artem Smbatyan, when a vacant position  opens in these bodies, two options are offered. The first option  concerns attracting specialists from the personnel reserve. Under the  second option, which will be in effect until July 1, 2024, temporary  workers will be considered government employees when appointed to  vacant positions.

Smbatyan noted that the personnel reserve, as a rule, includes people  who have been laid off due to structural changes. After being  appointed to a vacant position, these individuals undergo two weeks  of retraining, after which they will be able to apply to continue  their work activities.