This Friday, the Minister of Transport, Guillermo Reyes, stressed his position on the increase in gasoline prices, after an alert of a possible demonstration by taxi driversassuring that the Government is evaluating the possibility of applying “offsets” to public service providers to avoid contributing to inflation.
(49% of Colombians prefer to telework due to the rise in gasoline).
“We are calling for dialogue, we have not said that the Government is closed to not establishing subsidies, but on the contrary, the invitation is not to cause chaos, not to send the wrong message, the Government has not said that there are no possibilities of subsidy , but on the contrary there is a dialogue scenario to create consensus”, Reyes noted.
And it is that the president also called for calm to those who confuse the rise, remembering that it will only be for gasoline and not for ACPM, diesel or gas.
The Minister of Transport, Guillermo Francisco Reyes González.
“The increase in gasoline will be for all sectors and diesel, ACPM and gas will not have increases. I have pointed out that the president has created a dialogue scenario with small carriers, taxi carriers and public services, and motorcyclists, to determine whether to establish a subsidy or compensation for this increase in fuel values,” said.
Reyes also recalled what measures are being considered for the evasion of the SOAT payment.
(Rise in fuels in the country will begin in October).
“As for motorcycles, the proposal that is initially being proposed is a reduction in Soat that compensates for that level and with regard to taxis and carriers, we will form a dialogue table to listen to proposals and alternatives to establish compensation at that level. increase”, Reyes concluded.
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