Action against metro inflation
The group "We Are Against The Metro Inflation" organized a march to the municipality with a letter to demand Yerevan Metropolitan's economic and financial report of the past five years.
Passers-by were informed about the action from the signs reading "1 token=50 drams", "No to 100 drams for the metro", "No inflation, no worries" and "We love the metro for 50 drams".
"Our goal is to find out the reason behind the inflation and receive more specific information. We think there are ways to keep the metro without any inflation," initiative member Edgar Muradyan told "A1+".
A month ago, members of the initiative sent an e-mail to Serzh Sargsyan, the mayor and the prime minister with the same demand, but they still haven't received a response.
The youth have officially informed that the number of metro passengers has reduced by 5-7 percent, but they are sure that that number is actually higher.
With the slogan "Why are you surprised? Join us, we are doing this for you", the youth moved toward the government building to hand a letter with the same content to the government. Both government structures promised to respond within 30 days .
The members of the initiative have come up with some suggestions. For instance, they propose to develop a discount system for students and pensioners. These proposals will be clearer after receiving responses from the municipality and the government.
The youth continued to walk through the city and inform people that they weren't indifferent toward such changes in the country.
The price for a metro token went from 50 drams to 100 drams starting from July 1.
