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More than 200 taxi drivers marched Saturday in Luanda to protest the possible rise in fuel prices in the country, considering that this measure could "make the lives of citizens even more expensive."
organized by the New Alliance of Taxi Drivers of Angola (ANATA), gathered today, in the morning of the Santana cemetery in Luanda, more than 200 taxi drivers, students and others who have walked up to Largo das Escolas, saying "" The purpose of this march is simply to show our dissatisfaction with the opinion of the IMF, namely that the Angolan government, to increase fuels, to help the country's economic problems. and we, as "taxi-makers", are not in agreement, "says Francisco António.
For the taxi driver, who answered in the affirmative to the call from ANATA, the economic, financial and currency crisis (19659002) "The current price of the rally is higher than the average price of this type of passenger."
"The current price of the race is 150 kwanzas [50 cêntimos de euro] and [com] a fuel increase, we would be in charge of 300 kwanzas passengers [um euro]. Values that I think are not within the reach of citizens, looking at the wages that they receive.
The Angolan Government will have to double the price of a liter of gasoline, currently in the 160 kwanzas, and diesel, in 135 kwanzas, in eight months, to eliminate the subsidies it attributes to
If this recommendation were respected, the price of a liter of petrol in Angola would be increased to 320 kwanzas (1, 10 euros) and diesel for 270 kwanzas (0.90 cents).
"The people say enough" was one of the sentences printed on the posters displayed during the protest march, closely watched by the "
" We are here not only for taxis, but also for the road to Angola. "
The taxi driver, Lourenço Quimbungo, also expressed his dissatisfaction with the possible increase in fuel prices in Angola on behalf of the entire population of the country.Because, if the fuel rises, which will suffer it will be the people, [e] it will be necessary to create a balance, "he said, while taking into account tariffs, which, he explains, will also double. (MEA) also expressed its solidarity with this event, fearing the effects of escalating prices.
"As students and key partners of taxi drivers, we have trouble going to school. The government, meanwhile, has not created conditions for us to study near us, so we use taxis, "says Francisco Teixeira, president of the MEA
. With 150 Kwanzas, he observes, students face "various difficulties" to reach schools, the fear is compounded by the prospect of increases: "This eventual increase will affect student success while driving a strong school dropout rate, "he warns.
Geraldo Wanga, of the New Alliance of Taxi Drivers of Angola, Guarantees That the Country Will See an Increase in Prices If These Increases Are Confirmed
"If the price of fuel increases, things get tighter because that we have full certainty that all prices of goods and services practiced in Angola [têm] the starting point in the price practiced in the sale of fuel.All will increase.
The official added that this march has also emerged to warn of "the need to engage in a dialogue with citizens, before proceeding with any action", facing "his life. "
" We believe, and all indicates, looking at the latest speeches of politicians, [que] the price should not increase. But if finally, insistently, insists on rising fuel prices, there will be demonstrations throughout the national territory, with the blockade of main roads, "he said.
The Angolan Minister of Finance, Archer Mangueira early July, a scenario of rising fuel prices in the country, but along with measures to mitigate the negative effects on the lives of families.
"If the fuel goes up, people suffer" was the # 39, one of the most heard phrases, during the protest march, which happened without incident.
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