Buses: the transfer to the City has not yet begun and negotiations are still underway

Buses: the transfer to the City has not yet begun and negotiations are still underway

For now The transfer of bus lines to the City of Buenos Aires will not be applied, so the tickets will remain unchanged.indicated the businessmen of the sector.

Although it was expected that this Sunday the Government would transfer 31 bus lines circulating in the City of Buenos Aires under the control of Jorge Macri, for the moment the agreement between the parties has not been finalized.

The conflict covers the lines that circulate within the limits of the General Paz, the Río de la Plata and the Riachuelo.

The City is negotiating with the Nation to ensure that the transfer is orderly, rather than hasty.

And this should be done through an agreement in which the 31 lines are transferred with the corresponding powers in order to efficiently manage the system.

The City refuses to take charge of 100% of the subsidy without the Nation making the transfer.

Luciano Fusaro, president of the Argentine Association of Motor Transport Entrepreneurs (Aaeta), said that There are no changes set in the September tariff table.

In addition, the lines that circulate exclusively in the Capital will continue to receive the Red SUBE discount, which applies to those who make at least one public transport combination in a period of two hours using that card.

The National Transportation Secretariat said that the agreement with the City Government has not yet been closed.

The cost of a ticket on the lines that could be transferred, according to data from the City Government, is $863. Of this amount, the passenger pays $371 for the ticket (the minimum), the Nation contributes a subsidy of $271 and the Buenos Aires treasury, the remaining $221.

Source: Ambito

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