Taxis increase: they make a 50% increase official in November

The update was approved last July by the Buenos Aires Government following “a outdated day rates and nocturnal generated by increases in inputs and costs involvedwhich has a negative impact on the economic-financial equation of the activity, raising costs and reducing both the quality and profitability of the service.”

Increase in taxis: how much will the day and night bill cost from November

The value of the token will go from $128 to $192 during the day, while the night ticket, which runs from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., rises from $154 to $230.

While the flag lowering, which has a price equivalent to ten tokens, goes from $1,280 to $1,920 during daytime hours, and from $1,540 to $2,300, during the early morning.

Besides, The new scheme established that the price for every two hundred meters traveled and the surcharge for each minute of waiting is equal to the cost of a token, that is, starting in November of $192.

Regarding luggage, it was defined that the carry-on suitcase or a smaller package with an approximate dimension of 0.90m x 0.40m x 0.30m It must be free. While Additional packages will be charged according to the value of five tokens, which is equivalent to $960 for each one.

The new values ​​were set during a public hearing on July 15, where representatives of the Union of Taxi Car Owners (UPAT), the Capital Taxi Drivers Association (ATC), the Autotaxi Business Chamber (CAMETAC), the Union of Owners and Mandatory of Federal Capital Taxis (SCT) participated. and the Union of Taximetered Car Owners (SPAT).

Taxi increase: when it comes into effect

The increase that will come into effect next Friday is the fourth of the year, completing a 150% adjustment compared to the values ​​that governed in 2023. The first increase was 25% and was implemented in January, while an increase of the same proportion was replicated in March. Meanwhile, in August and November there was progress with a total increase of 100%.