February starts with rate increases in Buenos Aires transportation services
.
From this Saturday it will be more expensive to travel by
taxi.
And starting Sunday, the subway ticket will suffer an already announced increase.
This Friday, the Buenos Aires Government reported that the taxi fare will bring
the value of the token to $67.50
, while each subway trip, as announced in December,
will begin to cost $125.
The increase in taxis, published in the Official Gazette, will be 50% in two sections, so there will be an
increase again starting March 1.
In this way, the token will cost $67.50 from this Saturday, while the flag drop will cost $657. These will be the rates at night.
While at night, between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., each token will cost $78.80 and the flag price will cost $788, respectively.
According to the Government's resolution, which had to go through a non-binding
public hearing
, in March the daytime rates will be $85.40 per token and $854 per flag drop;
while at night they will cost $102.50 and $1,025, respectively.
The Buenos Aires subway increases to $125 each trip starting Sunday.
"It is necessary to recompose
the rate applicable to the Public Taximeter Rental Car Service
, in order to restore profitability and quality in the provision of the service," argued the Buenos Aires Government, in line with the demand of owners. and drivers, who like the rest of the actors in the economy suffer the effects of
inflation
in terms of costs of spare parts and especially fuel, which suffered increases of more than 100% in recent months.
Most expensive subway
From Sunday at 8, when it begins to provide service, each subway trip
will go from costing $110 to $125.
It will be the
second increase of the year,
since within the framework of the second increase so far in 2024.
"The update responds, mainly, to the variation in the technical rate, which reflects the cost of operating the service and consists of
the quotient between said costs and the number of paid passengers
, in such a way as to keep the public transportation system sustainable. ", explained Subterráneos de Buenos Aires Sociedad del Estado (SBASE), in a statement.
Consequently, from Sunday the second tranche of the tariff update approved by resolution 27 of the SBASE board of directors, of 56%, will be applied.
In January the ticket went from $80 to $110. The Premetro will cost $43.75.
At the same time, it was reported that the Red Sube discount will continue to be valid, which implies that the second trip is paid at 50% of the value and the third at 25%, as long as they have been started within two hours of the start of the trip. first journey.
The discount system
for frequent passengers also continues,
which stipulates reductions of 20%, 30% and 40% once they exceed 20, 30 or 40 monthly trips, respectively.
In addition, passes for retirees and pensioners, and for people with disabilities and for transplant recipients and people on the waiting list, as well as the student ticket and social, teacher and student passes for secondary and tertiary school students, continue to apply.
The subway increase occurs while
the bus ticket continues to be stopped by Justice
, which gave rise to an injunction that objected to the popular consultation that had begun.
The low rose 45%, to $76.92, in early January.
And everything seemed to indicate that in February it would go to values similar to those of cities like Rosario or Córdoba, where it costs $270.
S.C.