YEREVAN. – At today’s sitting of the National Assembly of Armenia, the deputies passed in the first reading a number of legislative amendments to the existing laws, the Armenian News-NEWS.am correspondent reports from parliament.

These include the packages of bills on making amendments and, or, addenda to the Law on Social Assistance and related laws, the Law on State Benefits, the Law on Medical Assistance and Public services and related laws, the Law on Land Tax, and the Law on Local Self-Government.