In 2024, the National Assembly adopted regulations to support the high-tech sector, which came into force on January 1, 2025. Over the past year, many companies received state support: some in the form of reduced tax rates, others through reimbursements.

In 2025, support was provided directly to IT companies. Under the adopted law, it was planned that starting January 1, 2026, the support mechanism would change, shifting from companies to migrant workers employed there.

This was stated on May 5 during a regular parliamentary session by Babken Tunyan, Deputy Chair of the Standing Committee on Economic Affairs, while presenting in the first reading a package of draft laws amending the law “On State Support for the High-Tech Sector” and repealing the law “On State Support for the Information Technology Sector.”

According to Tunyan, developments in the first months of 2026 showed that technical issues arose when migrants applied for and received support payments. Therefore, it was decided to revise the mechanism and continue channeling support to migrants through companies.

He noted that no new tax obligations would arise for companies as a result.

The second amendment aims to create more favorable conditions for companies engaged in commercial activities, granting them greater support.

The draft was developed by Babken Tunyan and the Ministry of High-Tech Industry.

The MP also provided a detailed justification for the expedited procedure for reviewing the draft.

A positive conclusion from the Standing Committee on Economic Affairs was presented by Narek Ghahramanyan.

The co-report was delivered by Deputy Minister of High-Tech Industry Ruben Simonyan.

The deputy minister noted that the technology sector is developing rapidly and requires flexible policymaking. “The proposed amendments are aimed at regulating legal relations with technology companies,” he said.