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TRANSPORTATION FARE IN YEREVAN EXPECTED TO INCREASE ON JAN. 1: NEWSPAPER
11.05.2013 16:30 epress.am
Yerevan City Hall intends to raise the public transportation fee to
150 Armenian dram from Jan. 1, 2014, reports local daily Haykakan
Zhamanak, referring to its sources.
The newspaper reports that the government, considering what happened
this past summer, when as a result of protests it was forced to refrain
from increasing the rate, has chosen to raise the price over the New
Year's holidays, calculating that the public reaction will not be as
fervent as last time, as well as the fact that it will be cold and
the youth won't go out onto the street.
"And until this decision is made public, according to the same sources,
it will announced that the transportation fare will become 200 dram,
but in the end, the Republic of Armenia citizens will be given a
'favor,' and according to the government's calculations, everyone
will be glad that at least they will pay 150 dram. And though the
political decision is considered established, the authorities have
serious concerns that its calculations might not work and the decision
to increase [public] transportation fares can lead to a revolt,"
reports the paper.
http://www.epress.am/en/2013/11/05/transportation-fare-in-yerevan-expected-to-increase-on-jan-1-newspaper.html
11.05.2013 16:30 epress.am
Yerevan City Hall intends to raise the public transportation fee to
150 Armenian dram from Jan. 1, 2014, reports local daily Haykakan
Zhamanak, referring to its sources.
The newspaper reports that the government, considering what happened
this past summer, when as a result of protests it was forced to refrain
from increasing the rate, has chosen to raise the price over the New
Year's holidays, calculating that the public reaction will not be as
fervent as last time, as well as the fact that it will be cold and
the youth won't go out onto the street.
"And until this decision is made public, according to the same sources,
it will announced that the transportation fare will become 200 dram,
but in the end, the Republic of Armenia citizens will be given a
'favor,' and according to the government's calculations, everyone
will be glad that at least they will pay 150 dram. And though the
political decision is considered established, the authorities have
serious concerns that its calculations might not work and the decision
to increase [public] transportation fares can lead to a revolt,"
reports the paper.
http://www.epress.am/en/2013/11/05/transportation-fare-in-yerevan-expected-to-increase-on-jan-1-newspaper.html