ANC: IT IS UNREASONABLE TO RAISE GAS PRICES
Aysor
Feb 24 2010
Armenia
Growth of the gas prices will cause a great damage to defenceless
classes of Armenia’s society, said member of oppositional Armenian
National Congress Vahagn Khachatrian.
"Number of people, who live below poverty line, will increase.
Firstly, gas prices’ growth will hit pensioners and state
budget-oriented families, as the pensions and salaries haven’t been
raised since 2008," he said adding that considers it unreasonable to
raise gas prices by 40%.
"I can’t see an explanation to all these when we buy Russian gas for
$180 and then sell it to people for $350," said Vahagn Khachatrian.
The issue should be solved through announcement of appropriation-in-aid
by country’s government, according to politician.
"However, this appropriation-in-aid must be different from the one of
2005-2007, when Armenia lost half of its shares at "ArmRosgazprom","
he added.