The City of Buenos Aires confirmed the
new rates
that will take effect as of this week in different services,
with increases ranging from 38 to 131 percent.
VTV, metered parking, hauling and Ecobici
will undergo adjustments starting tomorrow
.
And the subway, next week.
Measure
It was announced this Monday through the
Official Gazette
of the Buenos Aires government as "adjustments that are necessary for the operation of the services", including "operation, maintenance, and also sustaining the salary of the workers", they affirmed.
"These services have fixed costs that are periodically adjusted according to inflation. Even so, in all cases, an attempt was made to update the rates and balance the variables, trying to cause the least possible impact on users," they said from the City.
The first increase will be that of the
Vehicle Technical Verification (VTV)
and it will come into force as of this Tuesday the 28th. It will be a total increase of
131%
, but it will be implemented in two sections, with the second scheduled for May.
The mandatory revision for cars
will go from $4,024 to $7,242 tomorrow and will reach $9,296 in May
2023. Motorcycles, meanwhile, will go from $1,513 to $2,723 starting Tuesday and will reach $3,495 in May .
Cranes, another of the services that is increasing (Photo German García Adrasti)
The VTV, implemented in 2016, is mandatory for vehicles more than 3 years old or more than 60 thousand kilometers of use and for motorcycles more than one year old.
The last time the value of this service had been updated was in January 2022, 13 months ago.
Increase in parking and new system
The Buenos Aires government also confirmed the new rates for metered parking without parking meters, which began operating in June 2022.
The value will go from $45 to $81
an hour starting this Tuesday, an increase of
45 percent
.
"This update is necessary to favor the rotation of vehicles in one of the most dynamic areas and with the highest concentration of activities in the City, such as parts of Retiro, San Telmo, San Nicolás, Monserrat, Recoleta and Balvanera," they justified from the city.
They also announced that a new progressive system
will be implemented as of March ,
where the rate will increase from the second hour, with the aim of giving it more rotation and discouraging parking in downtown Buenos Aires.
The bikes increase their rate too
In these spaces, 30% is added to the value per hour.
The first hour will cost $81, but the second one already rises to $105.30, the third to $136.90 and from the fourth onwards it will cost $178. That is,
leaving the car for four hours will cost $502, twenty.
Metered parking works from Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. On Sundays and holidays it is not valid.
For resident neighbors, free parking is maintained 300 meters from their home.
The other services that will also increase from tomorrow are hauling and
rental of bicycles from the Ecobici system.
In the case of hauling,
the service will increase
45 percent
, from
$6,525 to $9,462
.
In the rental of the Ecobici,
the value of the different passes will increase by
40 percent .
Subtes, the other week
The subway will go up from March 7 (Photos Martín Bonetto)
As of March 7, the first increase of the four planned for the subway service will also take place.
In this way,
the fare from 1 to 20 trips will be worth $58.
From 21 to 30 trips, the value of the ticket will be $46.40;
and from 31 to 40 trips, $40.60;
more than 41 trips, it will cost $34.80.
The next increases will take place in May, June and September.
When all the sections are in place, the value of the first 20 trips will be $80 per ticket.
For its part, the Premetro (simple rate) will rise to $20 in March, and by September it will reach $28.
The new rate will reduce the state subsidy, which currently stands at around 86% and is much higher than the historical average of 60%.
On the other hand, the benefit for frequent passengers continues to apply:
discounts of 20%, 30% and 40% are automatically applied once more than 20, 30 or 40 monthly trips are exceeded
, respectively.