30 PERCENT BLOW

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[06:53 pm] 07 September, 2007

Butter price has rapidly gone up in the Republic of Armenia. Our
citizens will have to pay 1800 drams per a kilo of butter instead of
the former 1400 drams.

The State Commission for the Protection of Economic Competition
holds monitoring and is still ignorant of the reasons for the rise
in the prize.

Our citizens hold different opinions in this respect.

"People have become marionettes in the hands of the authorities. I
expect anything of this futile government," said Marine Shamshyan.

According to Aram Harutyunyan the rise is aimed at testing people’s
nerves.

"We have become slaves in our countries. They make us dance to their
tune," said Varujan Hakobyan. Each person loses as a consumer, said
the Chairman of "Consumers’ Rights Protection" NGO Abgar Eghoyan. No
one takes care of consumers’ compensation.

"The price increase implies 30% rise which will directly affect on
consumers’ wallets," said Abgar Eghoyan.