President Horacio Cartes yesterday announced the reduction in public transport fares short, medium and domestic long distance between G. 100 and G. 3,000, depending on destination. This was expressed in his official Twitter account.
Meanwhile, the head of the National Department of Transport (Dinatran), Carlos Samaran said that the board of the company approved a study update rate and then sent to the Ministry of Public Works (MOPC), which must countersign and Ejecuivo pass to power, for subsequent decree. "We estimate that for the coming week, if not before, and these amendments will," he added.
This measure is part of the decrease in the price of diesel which distributes Petropar, announced by the Executive last Monday, which shall take effect from Monday 24, and the recommendation made yesterday by the National Department of Transport (DINATRAN).
This provision is also in line with the reduction of conventional transport rate in the metropolitan area, which experienced a decline of G. 100, G. leaving the ticket in 2000.
These measures are given in a special political context, since 29 of the current convention of the NRA and many sectors will be made, including entrepreneurs in the fuel sector, attribute the government's decision politically motivated and preparations for the momentum of the presidential election, which aims to address the party meeting.
ucetrama accepted. Moreover, the employer Esteban Davalos, of Ucetrama said that if the dollar remains stable, if not raise the price of diesel and the passage of differentiated service is maintained sector costs are matched. "If a rising dollar as always at the end of year it occurs, and the oil rises, there will be problems for the payment of new vehicles because conventional buses subsidize differential service fees a bit," he said.
He said that now the price reduction of conventional urban passenger service without consulting the Council of public transport rate was determined, as it was before. "The executive branch is the one who has the power to set the rate, and this time was directly without a Council meeting," he said.
