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OWNERS OF PRIVATE BUS COMPANIES RESUME THEIR DEMAND THAT PUBLIC TRANSPORT FARES BE DOUBLED IN YEREVAN
YEREVAN, March 14. / ARKA /. The union of owners of private companies
operating Yerevan's public transport system have resumed today their
demand that public transport fares be doubled from current 100 drams
for mini vans which work on liquefied or pressurized gas and 250
drams for busses which work on diesel fuel.
Speaking at a news conference, the chairman of the union, Hrant
Yeghiazaryan , said it is not necessarily that the whole amount be
paid by citizens because part could be subsidized by the government.
Yeghiazaryan expressed dissatisfaction with the work of a special
commission set up last September to look into the issue.
Yeghiazaryan's deputy Harutyun Arakelyan argued that the 100 dram
fare is not sufficient to ensure safe and comfortable passenger
transportation service.
"If this continues, in the near future we will not be able to ensure
the safety of passengers, and the operation of this service would be
in jeopardy," he said.
He said the union had sent a letter to Yerevan municipality demanding
a solution to this issue.
In 2013 July bus fares in Yerevan rose from 100 drams to 150 drams
(36 U.S. cents). The move caused unprecedented protests organized by
hundreds of mostly young activists, who urged commuters not to pay
higher fees. The authorities had to suspend fare hike as a result. -0-
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From: A. Papazian
YEREVAN, March 14. / ARKA /. The union of owners of private companies
operating Yerevan's public transport system have resumed today their
demand that public transport fares be doubled from current 100 drams
for mini vans which work on liquefied or pressurized gas and 250
drams for busses which work on diesel fuel.
Speaking at a news conference, the chairman of the union, Hrant
Yeghiazaryan , said it is not necessarily that the whole amount be
paid by citizens because part could be subsidized by the government.
Yeghiazaryan expressed dissatisfaction with the work of a special
commission set up last September to look into the issue.
Yeghiazaryan's deputy Harutyun Arakelyan argued that the 100 dram
fare is not sufficient to ensure safe and comfortable passenger
transportation service.
"If this continues, in the near future we will not be able to ensure
the safety of passengers, and the operation of this service would be
in jeopardy," he said.
He said the union had sent a letter to Yerevan municipality demanding
a solution to this issue.
In 2013 July bus fares in Yerevan rose from 100 drams to 150 drams
(36 U.S. cents). The move caused unprecedented protests organized by
hundreds of mostly young activists, who urged commuters not to pay
higher fees. The authorities had to suspend fare hike as a result. -0-
- See more at:
http://arka.am/en/news/economy/owners_of_private_bus_companies_resume_their_deman d_that_public_transport_fares_be_doubled_in_yereva/#sthash.S2Ydp0zr.dpuf
From: A. Papazian