Will gas tariff increase result in passenger fare raise?March 28, 2009 - 19:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - RA Public Services Regulation Committee-ratified gas tariff increase will come into effect on Apr.1, 2009. "Gas tariff increase can't but affect the pricing for other products and services. Still, the amount of gas used will be proportional to possible price rise." RA Transport Minister Gurgen Sargsyan told a news conference on Saturday."A right to effect public transportations is granted at tenders, where the winner should maintain obligatory transportation price, as stipulated in tender agreement. If market situation changes, companies should file new applications for revision of stipulated conditions. ''Yet, so far, no application was submitted,'' Sargsyan informed. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |