ArmInfo. If there will be no results after the first protest of Yelk bloc against the increase of prices, second and the third protest will come, Edmon Marukyan, lawmaker from the Bloc stated while talking to the journalists.
He also did not exclude the possibilities of conducting a sit-down strike. According to him, Yelk bloc now consolidates all the forces, calling on the society on January 19 at 17:00 to come to the square in front of Moscow Cinema and protect their rights.
Since January 1, 2018 in Armenia, there has been a significant increase in prices for a number of products, including poultry, oil, gasoline, liquefied gas, alcoholic beverages, eggs, sugar, etc. In addition, in the near future, also expected to increase the price of tobacco products. Earlier it was reported that the rise in price was due to the increase in customs duties for more than 800 types of goods. The rise in prices is mainly due to the fact that from January 1, 2018, the new Customs Code of the EAEU came into force. This implies an increase in customs duties on goods from countries that are not members of the EAEU.