Mostly foreigners and schoolchildren do not pay for public transport,  says Yerevan City Council

ArmInfo. The Yerevan City Hall will tighten controls over public transportation fares. To this end, additional positions will be created in the Public Order  Service. The corresponding draft law was adopted at a meeting of the  Yerevan City Council on December 23.

In this regard, Armen Galdzhyan, head of the "My Step" faction of the  Yerevan City Council, noted that this requirement allegedly arose due  to the dissatisfaction of the majority of city residents using public  transportation.

In particular, according to Galdzhyan, approximately 80% of  passengers pay their fares conscientiously on public transportation  and have legitimate complaints about the 20% who don't. "And we, as  the city government, are obliged to respond." "Most of those who  don't pay are foreigners taking advantage of existing loopholes and  minors, primarily schoolchildren," explained the Council of Elders  member.

Galjyan noted that the mayor's office must adopt stricter measures  and administrative controls, as this is what most city residents  expect.