Chairman of the Union of Transportations of Armenia: Due to unprofitable over the last year and a half more than 20 route lines in Yerevan have stopped their work

ArmInfo. "Over the past year and a half, more than 20 route lines have stopped working because of unprofitability, so those citizens who previously used a direct route line began to go with transplants and pay 200 drams, and recently a wave of rallies was held across the country in order to to leave the fare in Yerevan the same (100 drams)

.These are the consequences of the rise in price of the prices for compressed gas, "said the chairman of the Union of Transportation Grant Yeghiazaryan at a press conference on January 17. Yeghiazaryan noted that since September the price of gas has increased by 110 drams, and working under such conditions means working with damage. "Drivers can not support themselves and their families by the amount they receive, as a result, we get a situation where cars are idle and drivers leave for other countries to be able to earn a decent income.

" If this continues, all our drivers emigrate, "- said the chairman of the Union of Transport. Yeghiazaryan also stressed the fact that if in the near future the mayor's office does nothing, the drivers will join the action of all Yerevan's route lines and the city will be paralyzed. "After our yesterday's strike and a meeting with Yerevan Mayor's adviser on transport issues Albert Gevorgyan, we were assured that the price of compressed gas will be reduced and all problems will be resolved." Many of us were frankly intimidated, but the situation became explosive, and we demand not empty promises , but decisive steps ", - said Yeghiazaryan. In his turn, the President of the League for the Protection of Drivers Tigran Hovhannisyan stated that the tax bond for the drivers of minibuses was raised 3 times, and 2 times for bus drivers.

"In such conditions, we can not work, and I urge all taxi drivers and minibuses to unite and go out to protest, in order to defend their rights," Hovhannisyan called. According to the President of the League for the Protection of Drivers, the only acceptable solution in this situation will be not the increase in the fare for transportation, but the exemption of transport companies from taxes, the sale of compressed gas and gasoline to drivers at cost, and the sale of spare parts at a more affordable price.

Note that on January 16, taxi drivers in Yerevan announced a strike in connection with a rise in the price of compressed gas. According to drivers, an increase in the price of compressed gas makes their work not profitable. Albert Gevorgyan, an adviser to the mayor of Yerevan for transport issues, met with the striking drivers, but the parties did not reach a consensus. Recall that for the past month, along with other goods, compressed gas also increased (by 18%). Currently, the fare in the city transport in Yerevan is 100 drams.