The reestablishment of inflation increases seeks to maintain “maintain the economic-financial equation that allows the maintenance of the public service of automotive and rail passenger transport involved, in conditions of quality and efficiency”, as explained in one of the paragraphs of the resolution.
In addition, it was clarified that, to the monthly increase in rates due to inflation, the eventual increase due to subsidy reduction must be added, which will cause the increase in the coming months to be greater than the price index.
In the case of trains, the Ministry of Infrastructure informed that he will convene a Public audience “in order to establish a rate that gradually reduces the incidence of the supply subsidy that has generated serious distortions, increasing the participation of railway operators in the income of the rate paid by users.”
Infrastructure based the decision on the fact that the rates are “heavily subsidized by the national government, with the amount of the monthly subsidy transferred to the railway operators being equivalent to 98% of the operating cost, which is the result of a mistaken public policy of freezing rates at the time. Ministry of Transportation”.
The new values for transport in the AMBA
On Monday, January 15, the new values for transport in the AMBA, both in buses and trains.
Initially, it was planned that the buses would begin to charge a minimum fare of 76.92 pesos from January 1, but, due to delays in updating the SUBE system, the new value only began to take effect yesterday, as well as train tickets.
As for buses, the new rates contemplate a minimum ticket for routes between 0 and 3 kilometers, $76.92; of $85.69 for the section from 3 to 6 km; of $92.28 for 6 to 12 km; of $98.89 for trips from 12 to 27 km; and of $105.45 on routes of more than 27 km.
In the case of trains in the metropolitan area, they charge a minimum fare of 37.38 pesos from the first minute of yesterday on the lines Rock, Belgrano South, North Belgrano and Urquiza; and of 43.38 weights on the lines Miter, Sarmiento and San Martin.
For the second section, it becomes 48.38 weights on the lines Rock, Belgrano South, North Belgrano and Urquiza; and of 61.57 weights on the lines Miter, Sarmiento and San Martin.
Finally, for section 3, on the lines Rock, Belgrano South, Belgrano North and Urquizathe ticket costs 59.37 pesos; and in the lines Miter, Sarmiento and San Martin, 76.96 pesos.
The amounts reported correspond to trips paid with the card GOES UPsince, if the value of the ticket for the lines is paid in cash Rock, Belgrano South, North Belgrano and Urquizait will be of 115 weights, and 150 weights for the lines Miter, Sarmiento and San Martin.
Rate increases in the interior
The Buenos Aires Government launched a process of “Public consultation” to debate the increase in fares for interurban public passenger transportation in districts that are not part of the AMBA.
Currently the average rate base for an ordinary service is $2.0074 per kilometer per passenger ($/km/pas), while The update provides a value of $2.9156/km/pas. The rural interurban service would go from $31.40 to $45.61 pesos.
Saeta (State Public Limited Company of Automotive Transport) of Jump He also asked in a public hearing to raise the ticket $110 to $509with a single, flat and solidarity rate.
The hearing was called by the Salta Transportation Authority (AMT), to address the request for readjustment of the Tariff Schedule of the Mass Transportation Service of the Metropolitan Region.
Likewise, the government of saint Louis authorized a 50% increase in fares on the province’s interurban bus lines, which came into effect on January 1.
In this way, for example, a journey between 10 and 20 kilometers in length began to pay $350against the $230 that are paid before that date.
In the cities of Santiago del Estero and The band new rates were approved for the bus ticket, which became $150which represents a increase of more than 100%since it was in $70.
Source: Ambito
