Bus strike: the subsidy crisis continues and the UTA warns that it may cut the service. The companies assure that the Government does not recognize an increase in the basic salary for drivers within the cost calculation.
The difference of $250,000 for each driver, multiplied by 50,000 workers, results in about $12.5 billion that the operators should receive. "Between rates and subsidies we receive $650 per trip," said private sector sources. The Government's response: "The Ministry of Transportation has no responsibility for not being part of the agreement "