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ITAR-TASS, Russia
May 21, 2013 Tuesday 01:50 AM GMT+4
Armenia negotiates gas prices with Gazprom
YEREVAN May 20
- The aim of the negotiations Armenia now conducts with Russia's
Gazprom is to make decisions to result in lower gas prices," Prime
Minister Tigran Sargsyan told Armenian parliament on Monday.
"The government uses every lever so that gas should be supplied to
Armenia at a lower price," Sargsyan said. "We do all for this purpose
- from discussions with the neighbor Iran to negotiations with our
traditional strategic partner (Russia - Itar-Tass editor)." "The
negotiations go on at the highest political. They are aimed to arrive
at the decisions to cut gas prices," the premier said.
Gazprom offers gas to Armenia at 189 dollars per cubic meter, the
premier said. "However, as a result of the 30-percent export tax, the
gas price reaches 270 dollars at the Armenian border." "The theme of
the negotiations at present is what mechanism should be used to avoid
applying the 30-percent export tax to gas supplies to Armenia,"
Sargsyan said.
The tariffs on Russian gas were in the focus of attention in Armenia
these days. The ArmRosgazprom gas transportation company referred to
the Public Services Regulation Commission in Armenia the application
to increase the gas price by 67 percent at once. This applies to gas
deliveries equally to citizens consuming up to 10,000 cubic meters of
gas per month and to entrepreneurs using over 10,000 cubic meters of
gas per month.
The premier recalled that in his letter to the Public Servicer
Regulation Commission he reported that the government would subsidize
gas tariffs to 30 percent. Besides, poor families will be given relief
so that heavier gas prices should not cut into their budgets.
"Thanks to the efforts of the Armenian government, the gas price
remained unchanged over five years and the talks with Russian
colleagues were about gas supplies at the lowest price," Sargsyan
noted.
Experts predict that the gas price hike will inevitably result in
higher prices of bread and other products, as well as of goods and
services.
May 21, 2013 Tuesday 01:50 AM GMT+4
Armenia negotiates gas prices with Gazprom
YEREVAN May 20
- The aim of the negotiations Armenia now conducts with Russia's
Gazprom is to make decisions to result in lower gas prices," Prime
Minister Tigran Sargsyan told Armenian parliament on Monday.
"The government uses every lever so that gas should be supplied to
Armenia at a lower price," Sargsyan said. "We do all for this purpose
- from discussions with the neighbor Iran to negotiations with our
traditional strategic partner (Russia - Itar-Tass editor)." "The
negotiations go on at the highest political. They are aimed to arrive
at the decisions to cut gas prices," the premier said.
Gazprom offers gas to Armenia at 189 dollars per cubic meter, the
premier said. "However, as a result of the 30-percent export tax, the
gas price reaches 270 dollars at the Armenian border." "The theme of
the negotiations at present is what mechanism should be used to avoid
applying the 30-percent export tax to gas supplies to Armenia,"
Sargsyan said.
The tariffs on Russian gas were in the focus of attention in Armenia
these days. The ArmRosgazprom gas transportation company referred to
the Public Services Regulation Commission in Armenia the application
to increase the gas price by 67 percent at once. This applies to gas
deliveries equally to citizens consuming up to 10,000 cubic meters of
gas per month and to entrepreneurs using over 10,000 cubic meters of
gas per month.
The premier recalled that in his letter to the Public Servicer
Regulation Commission he reported that the government would subsidize
gas tariffs to 30 percent. Besides, poor families will be given relief
so that heavier gas prices should not cut into their budgets.
"Thanks to the efforts of the Armenian government, the gas price
remained unchanged over five years and the talks with Russian
colleagues were about gas supplies at the lowest price," Sargsyan
noted.
Experts predict that the gas price hike will inevitably result in
higher prices of bread and other products, as well as of goods and
services.