Youth activists challenging Yerevan’s municipal administration pledged on Wednesday to launch a new campaign of protests against what they see as government plans to significantly raise the cost of public transport in the Armenian capital.
More than 60 private firms operating bus and minibus routes in the city demanded such a price hike in a joint appeal to the Mayor’s Office earlier this week. They said they will continue incurring serious losses unless the existing fares are raised from 100 drams (24 U.S. cents) to 150-200 drams per ride.
The municipality already raised transport fees by over 50 percent in July. But it failed to enforce the unpopular decision due to unprecedented protests organized by hundreds of mostly young activists. The latter succeeded in convincing many commuters not to pay higher fees. The fare hike was suspended as a result.
Armenian News
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