RA STATE COMMISSION ON PROTECTION OF ECONOMIC COMPETITION RECEIVES NO
COMPLAINTS IN CONNECTION WITH MINIBUS FARE RISE

YEREVAN, AUGUST 12, NOYAN TAPAN. In order to intiate proceedings in
connection with the fact of the 30% increase of the fare of Yerevan
minibuses, the RA State Commission on Protection of Economic
Competition must conduct studies based on written complaints. Yet, as
the Commission Chairman Ashot Shahnazarian told reporters on August
12, the Commission has received no such complaints. In the opinion of
A. Shajnazarian, if the fare rise was substantiated and necessary, it
would be more correct to increase it by 50% to 150 drams, since the
current fare of 130 drams causes problems when passengers give to and
get back small change from the driver.