Armenian PM says rise in gas prices has real reasons

The Government has focused its attention on the problem of gas price and is taking all the necessary measures to alleviate a possible social impact, Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan stated in Parliament on March 17.

He said a task group has been formed to elaborate the relevant measures for the socially vulnerable sections of the population.

“We are now specifying the number of unemployed in the country,” Sargsyan said.

He underlined the urgency of the issue for Armenia with a rather high poverty level here.

The Premier pointed out objective reasons for a decision to raise gas prices – one of them is a higher price for gas imported to Armenia.

“Before approving the decision, the Public Services Regulatory Commission made an in-depth analysis of ArmRosgazprom’s application,” Sargsyan said.

The Armenian Premier also stressed that the Government has done its best to curb a rise in the gas price.

As of April 1, 2010, the gas price will be raised from 96 AMD up to 132 AMD per cubic meter for those consuming up to 10,000 cubic meters a month.


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