In the statement issued by Cetrapam, they point out a existing debt of 5 months by the State, that bankrupted nearly a dozen companies in recent years.
They also indicate that other companies encounter severe financial problems that end up “seriously” affecting the capacity of the system to respond to the existing demand at peak hours.
In that sense, they raised a proposal to change the subsidy regime, in force since 2011, so that the user is the final beneficiary.
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They also ensure that the companies that make up the union provided the service during the month of March with 1,100 buses on the streets per day. “We totally deny the existence of regulated companies from the companies that make up our union,” refer.
However, they admit that the bus deficit affects more than anything during peak hours due to high demand. “We are also victims and not victimizers”, underline.
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Faced with this situation, they ask the State to generate exclusive lanes, effective regulation of the staggered schedule and the payment of the subsidy to each passenger, via electronic ticketing.
The entrance “We are victims and not victimizers,” say transport businessmen was first published on newspaper TODAY.