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Armenian farmers concerned over expected gas price rise
15:47 - 21.05.13
Poghos Gevorgyan, Executive Director of the Hothouse Association of
Armenia, believes that the gas price situation caused uncertainty in
the hothouse business, and people cannot make up their mind if they
should continue working.
`A number of hothouses have been dismantled and the people purchased
tickets for Russia,' Gevorgyan told journalists on Tuesday.
Gagik Barukhanyan, who owns a hothouse in the Darakert community,
Ararat region, says that ArmRusGasprom sets weather coefficients.
However, after the weather gets warm, the coefficients remain
unchanged. Moreover, if farmers fail to pay in time, fines are imposed
on them.
According to Barukhyan, this year he has used more gas despite the
fact that he reduced the temperature in his hothouse by 2 degrees. `I
mean that the gas quality is getting lower year by year,' he said.
He also complains that the farmers pay all the taxes and cannot expand
their businesses.
Armenian News - Tert.am
15:47 - 21.05.13
Poghos Gevorgyan, Executive Director of the Hothouse Association of
Armenia, believes that the gas price situation caused uncertainty in
the hothouse business, and people cannot make up their mind if they
should continue working.
`A number of hothouses have been dismantled and the people purchased
tickets for Russia,' Gevorgyan told journalists on Tuesday.
Gagik Barukhanyan, who owns a hothouse in the Darakert community,
Ararat region, says that ArmRusGasprom sets weather coefficients.
However, after the weather gets warm, the coefficients remain
unchanged. Moreover, if farmers fail to pay in time, fines are imposed
on them.
According to Barukhyan, this year he has used more gas despite the
fact that he reduced the temperature in his hothouse by 2 degrees. `I
mean that the gas quality is getting lower year by year,' he said.
He also complains that the farmers pay all the taxes and cannot expand
their businesses.
Armenian News - Tert.am