GYUMRI. – Many people dream about a salary equal to AMD 50000 ($135) in Armenian Gyumri city.

 “If I only had a salary equal to AMD 50000 ($135), I would have bought everything I wished,” A resident of Gyumry Anahit Manukyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am. “Our family budget is AMD 26000 ($70), which covers essentials for me, my mother and my two small children.”

Anahit Manukyan is jobless. Her husband left for abroad to work and did not return. Currently she keeps the family on monthly allowance. 

She has also done seasonal works. However, the season is over, and the family has no money even for essentials. Her daughter should go to school in September, but Anahit has no money to buy a school bag or a uniform.