ANC: it is unreasonable to raise gas prices

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.