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    ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT TO ADD BUS ROUTES FOR KEEPING PUBLIC TRANSPORT FARE UNCHANGED

    ARKA
    August 1, 2008

    YEREVAN, August 1. /ARKA/. Public transport fare should be kept the
    same by increasing the number of bus routes and reducing the number
    of minibuses, Armenian Premier Tigran Sargsyan said at the government
    meeting on public transport fare.

    Currently the public transport fare is 100Drams in Armenia.

    The Chairman of Armenia's Public Services Regulatory Commission Robert
    Nazaryan said that, according to monitoring results, Bogdan bus fare
    is 130.92Drams with minibus and PAZ bus fares being 76.31Drams and
    93.85Drams respectively. According to him, if maximum allowable
    error and seasonal ratios are not taken into account, the fares
    are 191.3Drams, 100.65Drams and 124Drams respectively. The owners of
    transport companies themselves suggest setting the prices at 211Drams,
    202Drams and 189Drams respectively.

    According to Nazaryan, a number of routes operated by Bodgan buses
    are unprofitable now and an appropriate decision should be made on
    this. The Premier responded that the strategic decision has been
    already made - to increase the number of Bogdan buses and to reduce
    the number of minibuses without reviewing the tariffs. According to
    the Premier, this will help raising the number of bus passengers and,
    consequently, the profitability.

    Unprofitable routes are the first ones to be taken off, he said.

    The Premier also said that the privat e transport sector
    will be requested to provide their opinion on the tariff
    calculations. Meanwhile, the Government will consider the concept
    of new routes to be introduced in September, the Premier said adding
    that another monitoring will be conducted in September to establish
    the seasonal difference in passenger traffic.

    Currently the public transport fleet includes about 500 buses and
    3,500 minibuses. Armenia's capital ranks the first in the number of
    minibuses among CIS countries. ($1=301.03Drams).
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