How Did It Happen That Only One Company Was Granted the Right to Sell Tickets?

“Any law that is brought forward has a certain political purpose, especially laws of such high profile, for example this law that we will discuss clearly has a political purpose,” said MP Arthur Khachatryan during the discussion on the draft law concerning transport payments.

“People were proud that there were no more minibuses, the public is happily coming and going, paying, they are happy and willing to pay 150 drams for a cheerful bus ride. But if the people are happy and willing to pay for the cheerful bus, where did the necessity for this law arise? It would have been logical for the presenter to provide statistics,” stated Khachatryan.

Arthur Khachatryan addressed the issue of whether our citizens are satisfied with the increase in transport prices in Yerevan. “It would be logical to understand if the people are satisfied with the services or if there are irresponsible citizens that we need to punish. Or is it that not only the people are satisfied but also the revenues have increased in the city and community budgets, and the additional revenues have improved the city life? There is no such thing, nothing has been brought, and they understand how all their reforms have failed and now money is needed. The citizens have become an inexhaustible source of fines, and you are bringing these measures that squeeze the citizens even more. Have you created opportunities or not? How many times has it happened that the validator in the bus did not work? Now we need to fall into checking if it was or was not. There should be a gender-balanced inspector; no woman will allow a man to inspect her,” said Khachatryan.

“How did it happen that only one company was granted a monopoly right to sell tickets while providing cash register services?” concluded Khachatryan.