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`Gas tariff increase is disproportionate to objective factors'
Chairman of the Association of Armenia's Consumers Armen Poghosian
sent a letter to Human Rights Defender Karen Andriasian, urging him to
pay attention to the increase in the price of gas supplied to
consumers.
`We want to draw your attention to the problem of the increase in
tariffs of gas supplied to the population. The quality and tariffs of
utilities services have always been the center of your attention. In
this connection we are concerned about the formation of the gas
tariff, which we consider as unfair.
According to principles of the tariff policy of public services in
Armenia, prices can increase for such reasons as an increase in the
tariff of imported gas, a change in the Armenian dram/ dollar exchange
rate, a decline in consumption volumes, and investments.
All these factors exist, but, in our opinion, they are
disproportionate to the increase in tariffs and generate an unfounded
profit at the expense of rights and interests of consumers.
We are ready to raise this problem by taking joint steps and demand
that the review of tariffs by appropriate government bodies (Public
Services Regulatory Commission of Armenia, National Assembly,
government) should not go beyond the limits of proportionality,' the
latter said.
http://www.aysor.am/en/news/2013/05/21/armen-poghosyan/
Chairman of the Association of Armenia's Consumers Armen Poghosian
sent a letter to Human Rights Defender Karen Andriasian, urging him to
pay attention to the increase in the price of gas supplied to
consumers.
`We want to draw your attention to the problem of the increase in
tariffs of gas supplied to the population. The quality and tariffs of
utilities services have always been the center of your attention. In
this connection we are concerned about the formation of the gas
tariff, which we consider as unfair.
According to principles of the tariff policy of public services in
Armenia, prices can increase for such reasons as an increase in the
tariff of imported gas, a change in the Armenian dram/ dollar exchange
rate, a decline in consumption volumes, and investments.
All these factors exist, but, in our opinion, they are
disproportionate to the increase in tariffs and generate an unfounded
profit at the expense of rights and interests of consumers.
We are ready to raise this problem by taking joint steps and demand
that the review of tariffs by appropriate government bodies (Public
Services Regulatory Commission of Armenia, National Assembly,
government) should not go beyond the limits of proportionality,' the
latter said.
http://www.aysor.am/en/news/2013/05/21/armen-poghosyan/