Heritage: Armenian authorities hit below the belt of the people when they sank the fact of gas tariff growth

The Armenian authorities hit below the belt of the
people when they sank the fact of the gas tariff growth, deputy chairman of the
Heritage party board, Armen Martirosyan, told Arminfo correspondent. He thinks
that raising of the gas tariff will result in social catastrophe, as the
atmosphere in the country is rather tense after the last election with mass
fraud. "Of course, it is not accidental that "ArmRusgasprom"
applied to the Public Services Regulatory Commission  just after the election. The authorities knew that raising of the
gas tariff before the election would make obstacles on the way of their  reproduction. That was an action thoroughly
planned by the Armenian authorities", - Martirosyan said.

He also added that it does not matter if gas tariff
will grow by 64% or 50%, it will have extremely negative consequences and will
become an impetus for migration of population.

To recall, CJSC "ArmRusgasprom" and its
subsidiary "Transgas" applied to the Public Services Regulatory
Commission with an offer to revise gas tariff, and raise it from the present
132 drams for 1 sq/m of gas up to 221 drams.