Activists to protest against gas price hike outside govt. building

PanARMENIAN.Net - An activist group will rally outside the government building on Thursday, May 16 to protest the hike in gas prices.

As the activists stressed in their statement, the increase of gas tariffs will lead to further price growth for bread, energy, essential commodities, food products, etc.

“It’s time for us to unite and stand for our rights,” the statement said.

Earlier, ArmRosgasprom CJSC addressed Armenia’s Public Services Regulatory Commission with an offer to reconsider natural gas prices, as well as the prices for the services of gas supply operator (ArmRosgasprom CJSC), gas distribution (ArmRosgasprom CJSC) and gas transportation (Transgas CJSC and ArmRosgasprom).

According to the company’s press service, the current price for consumers of up to 10 thous. cubic meters a month is set at AMD 132 thous. for every 1,000 cubic meters of natural gas (VAT), with the offered price to total AMD 221 (VAT included).

The current price for the services of the gas supply system operator grosses AMD 20.618 (VAT included), with the offered price for each thous. cubic meters of natural gas to total 33.695 (VAT included). The current price for the natural gas distribution is set at AMD 13709.698 (VAT included), with the offered price to total 26638.071 (VAT included).

The current price for the transportation of one thous. cubic meters of natural gas is set at AMD 6948266 (VAT included), with the offered price to gross AMD 12989.186 (VAT included).