The Minister of Transportation, Diego Giuliano, assured that the figure corresponds to the 18 million users who travel daily on public transportation.
On October 16, the Ministry of Transportation announced a measure that allows public transport users that so they wish they can unsubscribe from subsidiesgoing on to pay the full value of the ticket.
The portfolio led by Diego Giuliano reported that of the 18 million users of active cards to travel on public transport, approximately 1,500 gave up the benefit. “Eliminating this assistance means a drastic change in the economy of families,” they noted.
On the other hand, he recalled that the idea of remove all state subsidies was weighed by the presidential candidate for Freedom Advances, Javier Milei. “Removing the subsidy means a direct fee of $700 bus,” he recalled. “Argentina is not going to be the same with a transportation subsidy that removing the subsidy as Milei proposes“, he added, before ending with: “This is inform clearly about the topic and that is what we are deciding at the polls.”
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Those who renounce the subsidy also stop receiving the benefit of the Social Ratewhich allows, meeting certain social vulnerability requirements, to travel with a Extra 55% discount. Likewise, they will not receive discounts on transport combinations (Red SUBE), a system that allows you to pay a 50% on the second trip and 75% from the third in a period of two hours.
How to waive the transport subsidy
From Friday the 20th the form to formalize the option on the website argentina.gob.ar/sube. For drop outthe following steps must be followed:
- Click on “Login to your account”
- Complete the access data and choose the option “Give up”.
- Once the form is completed and the request is processed, you will receive a confirmation via email.
- For finish the processit must be pass the SUBE Card through an Automatic Terminal or check the balance with the SUBE app either Load UPso that update the data on the physical card.
Source: Ambito
