YEREVAN. – Karen Karapetyan, who on Thursday chaired his first Cabinet session as the Prime Minister of Armenia, spoke about the fight against corruption as well as the natural gas and electricity prices in the country (PHOTOS).

He also gave instructions with respect to the tax and social domains, the Armenian News-NEWS.am reporter informed from the session.

“I order the State Revenue Committee so that all businesses carry out [their] tax obligations in orderly, unconditional manner,” Karapetyan noted, in particular.

Subsequently, the newly appointed PM instructed that the natural gas and electricity tariff policies are reviewed.

“What is this about? [It’s about] reducing the socially vulnerable strata’s [gas and electricity] tariff to a maximum, on the account of other [gas and electricity] consumers.

“[It’s about] ensuring the tariffs’ stimulatory impact on businesses, especially on agriculture and the processing branches [of economy].

“[But] all this should not be done at the expense of the state budget, but solely at the expense of businesses that provide this service.”