YEREVAN, JANUARY 22, NOYAN TAPAN. A change in the irrigation water tariff, in some marzes - also in the drinking water tariff, is expected this year, Chairman of the State Water Industry Committee Andranik Andreasian announced at January 22 meeting with reporters. In his words, the tariff per one cubic meter of irrigation water will become 11 drams. He underlined that the state currently subsidizes the irrigation water system. As for drinking water tariffs, according to him, water and wastewater companies of Lori, Shirak and Armavir will soon submit bids for tariff review to the RA Public Services Regulatory Commission. The commission will examine the bids to decide how much to raise water tariffs in the settlements serviced by these companies. A. Andreasian said that the necessity to review tariffs is conditioned by considerble investments in the system and by financial difficulties of these companies.

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