Caracas carriers ask for adjustment of Bs. 20 thousand of July 15

As of July 15, the new minimum tariff in Caracas will be 20,000 Bs. F (20,000 Bs.) Or 20 Bs. S, as announced Braulio Cedeño, Vice President of the Western Bloc , spokesman for the Caracas Transport Block.

This decision was taken at the Caracas Carriers meeting, which will be communicated immediately to the respective authorities and within eight working days must be valid in the capital.

The Chief of Drivers of the Caracas West Popular Area stated that: "To survive the small public transport that we have left in Caracas we will be obliged to collect 20,000 Bs, and although this amount To be insufficient to maintain operational units, is the value that should have the minimum rate at the present time to guarantee our users an adequate service.This increase will allow us to survive for the moment and we can provide a part of it. 39, necessary maintenance to the few units that currently manage to circulate, "said Cedeño.

The representative of the carriers of Catia assured that they would understand that with the low level of the minimum wage and the additional scarcity of the money existing in Venezuela, and given the difficult times we all experience, charging the right amount would be for the vast majority of Unpayable Venezuelans [19659002] "The good thing would be to homologate the value of the price of the pass with the real dollar price or not to index the rate according to the existing inflation levels for the moment if the amount is calculated in bolivars and that to cover these amounts, users (students, senior citizens, workers and employees receive a transport voucher – direct subsidy from the state – to reduce the burden and ensure the sustainability of the service) ", he declared
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However, he assures that the review of the release of tariffs without a coherent overall plan is not the most appropriate for the moment.

"What should be the value of The rate will depend on the reference value we take (Parallel Dollar, Dollar Remesa, Dollar Dicom), assume that it is the official dollar ($ Dicom or $ Remittance) if we estimate that the value of the public transport fare (Bus, Vans) should be around 50 cents or a dollar (average values ​​in Latin America and further subsidized by the state), we would talk about about one hundred thousand (100,000 Bs) at current prices and neither it seems to be the most convenient given the levels of poverty that a large part of the Venezuelan population is exhibiting, "he said.