The Ministry of Transportation and Public Works defined the increase, decreed by President Luis Lacalle Pou.
The price of the interdepartmental ticket will begin the year with a new increase of 4.5%, provided by the Ministry of Transportation and Public Works (MTOP), in a decree that bears the signature of the president Luis Lacalle Pou.
Thus, the rate of interdepartmental buses will increase from next Monday, January 1, after the average increase of 3.2% applied in September, under the argument of the increase in the salary agreements.
In the text, the Executive considered that there is “an additional percentage increase in the respective passenger kilometer value”, noting that “it is necessary to contemplate the gap between the rate increase of September 2023 and the salary increases of July 2023.” There it is explained that the additional ones will remain in force from January 2024 to June 2024 included.”
The decision was similar to that of almost four months ago, when the government contemplated salary negotiations in the nominal increase previously agreed within the collective agreement. On that occasion the rates for the services had also been updated. suburban lines, where 6.5% more was applied on average.
How are the new values?
In this way, the decree establishes that the value of the “passenger-kilometer” rate will be 2,990 pesos for national lines of transportation. short distance; 2,882 pesos for the services of medium and long regional distance; and 2,939 pesos for those of long central distance.
Meanwhile, the prices for the use of the platforms of the Tres Cruces Terminal will remain at 116.64 pesos for buses short distance; 233.29 pesos for those of middle distance; 360.30 pesos for those of long distance; and 440.65 pesos for the international services.
Finally, it enabled transportation companies to charge for shipment 8 pesos for short distance, 17 pesos for medium distance, 26 pesos for long distance and 31 pesos for international services.
Source: Ambito
