Despite being the
only ones left with subsidies
after the end of official aid for transportation in the interior, the
bus
owners once again warned that
the public service in the City and Greater Buenos Aires
is at risk
, as the system has not been updated. “cost calculation” that enables the payment of subsidies by the Nation, the City and the province.
This happens despite the fact that the
ticket increased more than 450%
in the last 30 days and the minimum is at $270.
In a document letter that they sent this Wednesday to the Minister of Economy,
Luis Caputo
, the chambers that bring together the
bus
companies indicated that they need the Government to take
“urgent measures”
to update the costs of the activity, and that they “provide the resources necessary to operate the service.”
Otherwise, in a few days there may be paralysis due to
having exhausted “ordinary” resources,
credits and financial reserves.
The
Ministry of Transportation
, today headed by
Franco Mogetta
from Córdoba , recognizes the costs with prices updated until September 2023, but only in the last two months they increased more than 75%, due to the
devaluation
, the rise in
diesel
, the
parity
of the drivers enrolled in the
Automotive Tram Union (UTA)
and other inputs.
Although the recent increases in fares, which brought the minimum ticket in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA) to $270, recomposed a part of the economic structure of the sector, users contribute on average about $200 (for discounts to accumulate trips and the social rate), while
the State compensates companies with another $400 for each trip.
According to businessmen,
the “real cost” is close to $1,000 per passenger,
so
new increases or a greater subsidy
would be necessary , amid the strong fiscal adjustment.
Luciano Fusaro
, vice president of the
Argentine Association of Automotive Transport Entrepreneurs (AAETA)
, stated: “The commitment to update the accounts and the determination of subsidies after the rate adjustment and the joint agreement signed with UTA was not fulfilled, with which the "operators have no way or material means to comply with what was agreed with UTA, or even guarantee the continuity of services in the coming days."
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