The Minister of Transportation, William Camargo, said on the morning of July 10 that the prices of taxi rides will rise in the coming weeks, since they must be adjusted according to the rise in gasoline and new technologies.
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“besides, They proposed that they should change the whole issue of informality, such as better service quality, migration to clean energy with the funds that we have created so that gasoline vehicles can switch over and we have put an initiative so that the issue of taxis are requalifiedYoque“assured Camargo is Snail Radio.
The minister added that: “The rate update is natural because the cost of fuel has risen between 16 and 18 percent of those that have not updated the rates“.
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William Camargo, Minister of Transportation
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With this, the Minister of Transportation announced to this medium that taxi fares will go up “in three or four weeks”Well, insist that this was a competence of the territorial entity, since they are subsidizing the use of the taxi.
In addition to this, it is worth noting that the rise in prices It will be necessary due to the low demand that this guild is having.
Thus, the minister assured that the rates will be dynamic, in this way, the user will have different rates in off-peak and peak hours.
There will be a taxi application in the country
He also asserted that, given the technological freedom, the applications will continue to work with the regulation that has been worked on, however, It is sought that taxis can have a “national platform” to enter this market.
Finally, regarding the subsidies that the Government will be offering to subsidize fuel, Camargo highlights that they are working together with the Ministry of Mines to reach an agreement.
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