Transfer of buses: Javier Milei will receive Jorge Macri at Casa Rosada to sign an agreement

The President Javier Milei will receive this Tuesday at 11 in Casa Rosada the head of the Buenos Aires Government, Jorge Macrito advance the signing of an agreement for the transfer of the collectives. The city authorities have promised to provide funds to prevent, at least for now, the price of tickets from skyrocketing.

Although it was expected that this Sunday the Government would pass through 31 bus lines circulating in the City of Buenos Aires under the control of Macri, The agreement between the parties has not yet been finalised. The conflict covers the lines that circulate within the limits of the General Paz, the Río de la Plata and the Riachuelo.

The announcement of tomorrow’s meeting was made this afternoon by the presidential spokesman, Manuel Adorni. “The President will receive the Head of Government of the City of Buenos Aires at Casa Rosada Jorge Macri”, reported.

From the City Negotiations are underway with the Nation to ensure that it is an orderly transfer, not in an untimely manner. And they suggest that this will be done through an agreement in which the 31 lines will be transferred with the corresponding powers in order to be able to efficiently manage the system.

The City’s proposal for the transfer of buses

The City refuses to take charge of 100% of the subsidy without the Nation carrying out the transfer. The Total amount of subsidies amounts to $8.5 billionmoney that the city government has no way of paying without suffering the costs of an increase in rates, something that would have a strong impact on citizens.

As he anticipated Scope, the government of Jorge Macri proposes to move forward with a scheme that would include the total transfer within a period of six months. During that period, they assure that they could take charge of the transfer of the 31 lines.

In this context, the President and the head of the Buenos Aires Government will meet tomorrow in Pink House to sign the Agreement Act that will result in the transfer of responsibilities of the mentioned lines, which must eventually be approved by the Legislature porteña and the Congress of the Nation.

In this regard, official sources told this media that the agreement will include the creation of a trust in which the City will commit to disburse the necessary money so that the price of the ticket does not skyrocket, at least for the moment.

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Ignacio Petunchi

The increase in the bus fare is postponed while negotiations between the Nation and the City continue

Meanwhile, Luciano Fusaro, President of the Argentine Association of Motor Transport Entrepreneurs (Aaeta)announced last night that, in light of the negotiations for the transfer of subsidies between the Nation and the City, the changes to the tariff table planned for this month will not be implemented.

In addition, the lines that run exclusively through the Capital They would 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.

Currently, according to the current scheme, the cost of the ticket on the lines that could be transferred, according to data from the City Government, is $863. Of that amount, the passenger pays $371 through the ticket (the minimum), the Nation contributes a subsidy of $271 and the Buenos Aires treasury, the remaining $221. The objective of the Nation is to equalize the situation of the AMBA with the interior, where it stopped transferring funds since February.