Public transport companies have addressed the transport minister in a letter to receive an economic response that will enable operators to cover the operating costs that were affected during the Corona period

Bus companies in Israel contacted Transport Minister Miri Regev on Monday to receive a response from the government to allow public transport operators in Israel to cover operating costs, otherwise "severe disruptions to bus operations are expected across the country". 

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In a letter sent by the Private Public Transport Companies Forum, they emphasized that if the government does not interfere "Israel will remain without public transport. Millions of civilians and IDF soldiers remain unanswered, tens of thousands of industry workers are expected to join the unemployment cycle. After more than three months of repeated inquiries to government officials, and because of the drastic decline in the number of passengers on public transport, no real response was given to enable the PR operators to cover operating costs and the continued operation of the PR in Israel. "

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The letter also mentioned in the letter of the Private Public Transport Companies Forum, which included among others the companies; Buses, lines, metropolitan areas, superbus, express lane, Egged traffic, discusses the south, discusses the north and discusses the "that" the disruption in public transport services in Israel is immediately paralyzing the economy. The movement of millions of civilians in Israel and workers who have only recently returned to their jobs will be restricted, and the tens of thousands of soldiers will avoid the arrival of IDF bases. "

The PR forum emphasized that in 10 days, on June 18, the time period will allow the companies to continue to be profitable and to run the transport in a routine manner. The collapse of the public transport sector will result in tens of thousands of earners, including company drivers, ushers and operating workers losing their jobs and leading their families to financial crashes. In the exit strategy that was formulated, the Israeli government blatantly ignored the public transport sector while not showing an appropriate outline of the dramatic economic gaps created by the crisis and leaving companies with no economic viability. " 

The threat in the face of public transport companies comes in the background another decision that affected the world of transport, the decision not to open the train. Apart from the decision to postpone the operation of Israel Railways, which has left thousands of Israeli passengers without an efficient and convenient transport solution between cities across the country, it now seems that the impending sanctions of public transport companies may intensify the discouraging congestion on the roads.

After yesterday's announcement of a delay in opening the train following the rise in morbidity data, earlier the Corona Cabinet finished discussing the delays and subsequent steps to be taken to prevent the spread of the virus in Israel. At the end of the discussion, the prime minister said: "The first thing we decided to do is to raise the handbrake"