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A1+
[06:39 pm] 23 May, 2006
The residents of the capital still pay 125 AMD for water supply. But
according to the international agreement signed between the RA
Government and the international organization "General Dezle" the
Committee Regulating Public Services will (CRPS) will issue new price.
Consumers will pay 172 AMD per a cubic meter of water in the coming 4
years with decreasing tendency. That means that in the 10th year the
price will decrease to 95 AMD. The company will be called "Yerevan
Water" in Armenia, and it will enjoy the right of utilizing water
system of the next 10 years on lease bases.
The Union of Public Protectors (UPP) claims there is no need to
establish the new price any more as the price is already fixed in
the agreement, and everything is already formality.
The UPP accuses the CRPS of attempting to apply other principles of
submitting permission and fixing price which contradicts RA legislation
and the order affirmed by the UPP. "A1+" was informed by reliable
sources that the price is mentioned in the agreement formally and is
only the approach of the CRPS whereas the decision will be made one
of these days.
The agreement is a credit and investment program, and the price will
increase to 172 AMD and no more.
According to the agreement, the company is to realize rearmament and
restoration of technical means, improvement of calculation systems,
etc.
Today' roundtable referred to these contradictory questions. The
participants of the roundtable were the representatives of the
communities of the capital, UPP, CRPS and NGOs.
UPP, the "Union of Consumers' Protection" (UCP) and other NGOs also
blame CRPS for not informing them about the contest and for not
providing the public participation in it. They claim that now CRPS
doesn't present the structure of the price. "The arguments presented
by the CRPS are not convincing for us.
We voice hope that today's discussion will give reasons for the
procedure and won't have a formal character. The price was to be
mentioned not in the agreement but in the appendix of the price
calculation," noted chairman of UCP Abgar Eghoyan.
According to Shiraz Kirakosyan, member of CRPS the international
company "General Denzle" is fully reliable as it has a great experience
in CIC countries and is well aware of the problems of developing
countries such as Armenia.
As for the controversy existing between the order of CRPS, RA
legislation and this procedure in Shiraz Kirakosyan's opinion there is
no controversy from legal point of view as these are different things.
"The company is an organization seeking income, and they fully
realize their responsibilities. They will counter economic problems
in case they work badly. On the other hand, the higher the price is,
the better the quality of services will be," assures Shiraz Kirakosyan.
A1+
[06:39 pm] 23 May, 2006
The residents of the capital still pay 125 AMD for water supply. But
according to the international agreement signed between the RA
Government and the international organization "General Dezle" the
Committee Regulating Public Services will (CRPS) will issue new price.
Consumers will pay 172 AMD per a cubic meter of water in the coming 4
years with decreasing tendency. That means that in the 10th year the
price will decrease to 95 AMD. The company will be called "Yerevan
Water" in Armenia, and it will enjoy the right of utilizing water
system of the next 10 years on lease bases.
The Union of Public Protectors (UPP) claims there is no need to
establish the new price any more as the price is already fixed in
the agreement, and everything is already formality.
The UPP accuses the CRPS of attempting to apply other principles of
submitting permission and fixing price which contradicts RA legislation
and the order affirmed by the UPP. "A1+" was informed by reliable
sources that the price is mentioned in the agreement formally and is
only the approach of the CRPS whereas the decision will be made one
of these days.
The agreement is a credit and investment program, and the price will
increase to 172 AMD and no more.
According to the agreement, the company is to realize rearmament and
restoration of technical means, improvement of calculation systems,
etc.
Today' roundtable referred to these contradictory questions. The
participants of the roundtable were the representatives of the
communities of the capital, UPP, CRPS and NGOs.
UPP, the "Union of Consumers' Protection" (UCP) and other NGOs also
blame CRPS for not informing them about the contest and for not
providing the public participation in it. They claim that now CRPS
doesn't present the structure of the price. "The arguments presented
by the CRPS are not convincing for us.
We voice hope that today's discussion will give reasons for the
procedure and won't have a formal character. The price was to be
mentioned not in the agreement but in the appendix of the price
calculation," noted chairman of UCP Abgar Eghoyan.
According to Shiraz Kirakosyan, member of CRPS the international
company "General Denzle" is fully reliable as it has a great experience
in CIC countries and is well aware of the problems of developing
countries such as Armenia.
As for the controversy existing between the order of CRPS, RA
legislation and this procedure in Shiraz Kirakosyan's opinion there is
no controversy from legal point of view as these are different things.
"The company is an organization seeking income, and they fully
realize their responsibilities. They will counter economic problems
in case they work badly. On the other hand, the higher the price is,
the better the quality of services will be," assures Shiraz Kirakosyan.