YEREVAN, JUNE 1, ARMENPRESS. The Public Services Regulatory Commission of the Republic of Armenia will discuss the issue of natural gas and electricity tariffs at the June 7 session. A wide rage of issues regarding gas tariff will be under discussion at the course of the June 7 session, which is scheduled to launch at 11:00. As reports "Armenpress" the committee will also hold discussions regarding the issues of electric energy tariffs as well.

"Armrusgazard" CJSC and "Transgaz" LLC applied to the Public Services Regulatory Commission of the Republic of Armenia, offering to raise the current gas tariff from AMD 132,000 to AMD 221,000. It is suggested to raise the present price for the gas from 132,000 AMD to 221,000 AMD for the users (subscribers), who consume up to 10,000 normal cubic meter of gas monthly, VAT included.

The Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Tigran Sargsyan sent an official letter to the Chairman of the Public Services Regulatory Commission of the Republic of Armenia Robert Nazaryan. In accordance with the letter the Government of the Republic of Armenia will subsidize the gas tariff for 30 percent. The Public Services Regulatory Commission of the Republic of Armenia finds it reasonable to fix AMD 156 as a new price for 1 cubic metre of gas, VAT included.