The Ministry of Infrastructure stated that it is necessary to replace the mechanism for updating train fare tables and urged the provinces to follow the same path.
He Ministry of Infrastructure by means of the Resolution 8/2023 published in the Official Gazette, established the mechanism that will be followed to increase the price of public transportation tickets.
Trains: what are the most important points of the statement
- The existence of the right to transportation and mobility is recognized and the National State is in charge of protecting it.
- That one of the actions by which the protection of this right is materialized is to provide the possibility of accessing the public passenger transportation service to the entire population, preserving the nature of a mandatory provision for the satisfaction of primary collective needs.
- The “General regulations of the citizen participation instance for the Ministry of Transportation” were approved.
Trains: Government authorizes ticket increases
At the same timeor indicates that on July 24, 2023 in the previous administration, the then Ministry of Transportation approved the calculations of the cCosts and average income from urban passenger transport services and suburban areas of the AMBA corresponding from April to September 2023. And, also, the amounts of fare compensations to be distributed among transportation service providers were established.
Based on the above, it was highlighteds increases in the prices of inputs and services and who have not had a recognition in rates of public transportation.
In that sense, the Ministry of Infrastructure stated that it is necessary to replace the frame update mechanism tariffs maintaining the benefits of users who must make trips with transfers (“Integrated ticket”) and other benefits.
In this way, it invites the provinces and the City of Buenos Aires and municipalities to adhere to the tariff policy.
Source: Ambito
