Tuesday, September 3 2024 14:00

ArmInfo. The Mother Armenia faction of the Yerevan Council of Elders is starting a series of protests against the increase in prices for public transport in the Armenian capital. The protests will be held under the slogans "No to the increase in prices for public transport!" and "No to robbery!" This is stated in a statement by the faction received by ArmInfo.

The protests are related to the initiative of the ruling "Civil  Contract" party to increase the cost of public transport in Yerevan  to 300 drams from January 1, 2025.

Mother Armenia offers an alternative project, according to which the  fare will cost 100 drams, and the price will be lower for frequent  use. As noted in the statement, pensioners and disabled people, in  turn, will be able to use public transport for free.

According to our observations, many citizens do not know about the  price increase, as well as about our project concerning prices for  public transport. In this regard, we are planning various events,  including street protests," the opposition faction noted.

"Mother Armenia" reports that the first information campaign will  begin today, September 3, at 18:00 in the area adjacent to the Surb  Khach Church in Arabkir (Komitas 64). Let us recall that Yerevan Vice  Mayor Suren Grigoryan announced during a press conference that  different tariff packages will be in effect for public transport. He  also reported that for 60 trips per month (we are talking about 30  calendar days), the ticket will cost 11,000 drams in cash, and when  paying through the Telcell system - 10,800 drams.  Similarly,  quarterly and annual tickets will cost 25 thousand drams (24.8  thousand drams through Telcell) and 110 thousand drams (108 thousand  drams), respectively. "Accordingly, the cost of a one-way trip on one  type of transport will be 180 drams, instead of the current 100,"  Suren Grigoryan noted. In addition, according to some information  that was distributed in the media, the cost of travel on transport  will fluctuate from 300 to 500 drams per trip. We will add that this  is an unaffordable price for citizens whose monthly income is less  than 200 dollars.