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17:45 24/03/06

CB PRESIDENT UNAWARE OF THE MATTER?

`I think the President of the Central Bank is far from the reality and
never visits any shop and is unaware of prices,’ announced `Justice’
grouping secretary Victor Dallakyan at the parliamentary news briefing
today touching upon Togran Sargsyan’s announcement made yesterday.

Victor Dallakyan mentioned that 73% of the population receives 2100
kilocalories of food. `If the prices of goods rise together with gas
tariff, can you imagine how hard the social situation will be in our
country,` Dallakyan concluded. As he said the situation may worsen in
concern with the fact that the Government has no programs of social
assistance to certain circles of the society.

The head of Armenian Republican party grouping Galoust Sahakyan also
realizes that the gas price rise will have negative results for the
economy. `It is well known that rise in gas price is not a good thing
to happen. We must do our best not to damage the energy security in
our country,’ the head of Parliamentary majority noticed without
commenting on the announcement of CB President. /Panorama.am/