YEREVAN. – President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan offered PM Hovik Abrahamyan to seek options in order to mitigate the effect of electricity price hike on socially vulnerable families.

Prime Minister Abrahamyan instructed the ministers of finance, economy, labor and social affairs to elaborate a draft decree to increase allowances for nearly 105,000 socially vulnerable families. The decree will be considered by the government during their meeting on Thursday.