The Executive Branch decreed increases in the rates of two of the most important services for Uruguayans.
He Ministry of Transport and Public Works (MTOP) and the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining of Uruguay (MIEM) They presented last week increases in the suburban and interdepartmental ticket and in the value of the fuels that began to run as of this week.
The increase in the suburban and interdepartmental ticket contemplates the salary negotiations of the sector and thus includes the nominal increase in 2.8% agreed in view of projected inflation within the collective agreement. Likewise, the adjustment could already be noticed in the interdepartmental ticket as of the 1st of this month, with rise of 3.2%, on average. Meanwhile, the ticket for the suburban lines was affected by the change in its value last Saturday, which began to cost a 6.5% morealso on average.
What are the new values?
With the settings defined by the MTOP and decreed by President Lacalle Pou, the suburban ticket of up to 8 kilometers rose from 48 to 51 pesos; for 16 kilometers from 55 to 59 pesos, while the 24-kilometer one rose from 67 to 71 pesos.
Likewise, the 28-kilometer ticket rose from 71 to 76 pesos, and the ticket up to 36 kilometers had an increase from 76 to 81 pesos.
For its part, the 44-kilometer ticket increased from 84 to 90 pesos, while that of up to 52 km rose from 103 to 110 pesos. The one up to 60 km went from 113 to 120 pesos.
increases in fuel
The MIEM published a statement on Thursday of last week where it specified the details of the increase in each type of fuel where it assured that “the maximum price for sale to the public of naphtha super 95 will be $74.39 per liter (it was at $71.16), while the maximum price of Diesel 50S will be $55.99 at the pump (it was at $52.82)”. For its part, the price of supergas will remain unchanged.
Faced with the increase, the ministry clarified that a large part of the increase in values was absorbed by the National Administration of Fuels, Alcohol and Portland (Ancap). The decision to increase fuel prices – which came into force on September 1 – is due to the fact that the international indices.
“The decision responds to the strong monthly rise in international references established through the Import Parity Price (PPI), in line with the 10% increase in oil during the reference period,” the statement clarifies.
Source: Ambito
