The Supreme Court of Justice authorized the company to initiate actions against the Ministry of Transportation and Public Works.
The Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) enabled the transport company Copsa to initiate a trial Ministry of Transportation and Public Works (MTOP) by 50 million dollars because the company assures that between 2016 and 2020 the rates did not take into account the increase in expenses that the sector suffered.
Previously, in 2012, the SCJ to dismiss the actions of the transport company since Copsa had filed a similar lawsuit. Later, in 2020, the company filed a similar lawsuit that the SCJ finally authorized to start the trial, after the MTOP would appeal.
“This from a legal point of view, was something agreed upon and that is how we presented ourselves before the Power of attorney for the purposes of facing this second trial. For us it was very clear with the 2012 ruling. Now the judge in the first instance must resume the process from the beginning by decision of the Supreme Court of Justice“, established Carlos Floresthe director of road transportation of the MTOP.
What does Copsa claim?
According to the transport company, the amount of the rates Among them, the years 2016 and 2020 did not include the total expenses incurred by the sector. In that sense, the company assured that the ticket rates could not compensate for the operating costswhich caused Copsa reach an economic situation to the limit. Taking this into account, the amount requested by the transport company is a sum of 50 million dollars.
Faced with the company’s claim, the MTOP undersecretary, Juan José Olaizola, He assured at a press conference that Copsa “he is not right” and that “he comes with different difficulties for years”, while “the priority is that the user has a good transportation service.” On the other hand, the undersecretary assured that the rates can always be readjusted in relation to the parametric.
Source: Ambito
