ArmInfo. The increase in electricity tariffs in Armenia had objective reasons - this is not someone's desire, but the absence of an alternative. A similar opinion was expressed by MP from the "Civil Contract" party, head of the permanent parliamentary commission on economic issues, Babken Tunyan.
Referring to the statement of head of the Central Bank Martin Gastyan, the parliamentarian noted that the increase in the price of electricity will have an upward effect on the general level of inflation in the country by 1-1.5 percentage points. "This is not to say that this is a big impact, but for vulnerable groups it is certainly an additional burden. Therefore, the government will not raise tariffs for socially disadvantaged groups of the population," he said.
It should be noted that since February 1, the tariff for electricity in Armenia has increased by an average of 4.7 drams. An exception will be made for socially unprotected segments of the population. According to the PSRC, they make up 11% of all households. The daily tariff for them, as before, will be 29.99 drams, the night one - 19.99 drams.
