Reduction in services?: this is how buses will operate next week

The Executive Branch is in talks with its counterpart in Buenos Aires to delegate the cost of maintaining the 31 lines, which is around $8.5 billion. Through the modification of the decree Decree 656 published in 1994 will transfer the responsibility, which today belongs to the Nation, to the jurisdiction of CABA.

The decision involves a reduction of the subsidies that these companies receive to keep fares without increases and the withdrawal of financing from the integrated ticket of the SUBE Network (for those who make more than one trip within a two-hour period) in that jurisdiction.

For its part, the administration of Jorge Macri, according to what was learned Scope, proposes to negotiate a six-month planbecause it claims that it is not in a position to assume the costs today.

Conflict between groups: services are being reduced

In this context, and with no agreement in sight, transport will operate with limited service at night starting this Sunday.

Luciano Fusaro, vice president of the Association of Motor Transport Entrepreneurs (AAETA)confirmed the reduction of services in the event of a possible removal of subsidies: “The redetermination of system costs was not published, which is where the subsidy account comes from and which has not been updated since April. What we are going to do is reduce night services as a preventative way to avoid total paralysis.”

Speaking to Radio 10, Fusaro detailed the negative outlook for companies and delved into the uncertainty of the sector for next week: “The situation for us is the same, We still don’t know what will happen next week.The most critical situation is on the lines of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, the famous 31 lines that circulate through CABA because there the national government said that the head of government Jorge Macri must assume the subsidies and the City is saying that the total transfer of the jurisdiction of the 31 lines should be decided to take charge of that.”

Buses: City warns that if the Government removes the subsidy, the ticket would be around $700

“We have to resolve the situation, but not overnight,” said the Buenos Aires Infrastructure Minister, Pablo Bereciartua.

Bereciartua detailed the subsidy scheme that impacts the ticket price of CABA passengers and pointed out a possible increase if the Nation makes the transfer effective and disassociates himself from his part.

“The real cost is evaluated by the Nation, it is divided into 3 thirds; Today the cost would be $1,000 and one third is paid by the City, another by the Nation and another third is paid by the person traveling.“If the Nation does not cover it anymore, the ticket would be around $700,” he explained.