The general secretary of the Intergremial Transport Command, José Luis Trol, reiterated on Wednesday the requirement to adjust the Urban Passage Rate at a minimum of 0.50 dollars, equivalent to approximately 85 bolivars according to the current exchange rate.
TROCEL argued that this measure is indispensable to guarantee the operation of the public transport systemaffected by fuel shortage, lack of spare parts and impossibility of renewing the fleet, which operates with just 40% of its capacity. In addition to the tariff increase, he proposed the implementation of a monthly transport bonus for workers in the sector.
“There should be a balance (…) we have made two clear proposals: a transport bonus between $ 25 and 30, and an anchor of the urban minimum transport rate to 0.50 cents. These two decisions will evidently create a stability (…) the government has not yet answered us,” said Trocel in an interview with the program Today’s frequency by Radio Union.
Despite the repeated applications, no response has been received from the National Executive.
Trole stressed that the definition of rates depends directly on the president of the Republic, and warned that the lack of action could further aggravate the public transport crisis.
