WAYS TO MITIGATE INCOME INEQUALITY IN ARMENIA / ՀՀ ԵԿԱՄՈՒՏՆԵՐԻ ԱՆՀԱՎԱՍԱՐՈՒԹՅԱՆ ԲԱՇԽՄԱՆ ՄԵՂՄԱՑՄԱՆ ՈՒՂԻՆԵՐԸ

Reducing poverty and income inequality is one of the most important tasks of each country's social policy. Consequently, the stability and development of the economic system are conditioned by overcoming poverty and eliminating income inequality. High levels of poverty negatively affect social relations. This particularly affects the health of the population, the standard of living, the quality of life, the level of education, upbringing and the general system of values. Emphasizing in the article the level of poverty of the population, the quality of its life, as well as the standard of living, the article emphasized the importance of studying the real picture of inequality in income distribution in Armenia, identifying its main causes. The article assessed the impact of certain factors on poverty and income inequality, as well as analyzed key indicators characterizing income inequality and poverty levels, which allowed us to draw certain conclusions.