Taxis Ask For 20%
Increase
The line up for rate
hikes is getting long at
the Autoridad Reguladora
de los Servicios
Públicos (ARESEP) as a
host of public service
provides are seeking
increases in their
services. One of those
are taxi operators.
Taxi operators are
looking for a 20% fare
hike that would mean the
cost of the first
kilometre or less of
service would jump from
the current ¢420 to
¢505, a difference of
¢85 colones, and ¢75
colones for each
additional kilometre,
jumping from the current
¢380 to ¢455.
The leaders of the taxi
guild are basing their
request on higher fuel
costs, higher salaries
and the current increase
of the dollar exchange
against the colon.
The Aresep has 30 days
to render a decision on
the request. |
