NewsWhore
06-03-2008, 05:20 PM
The government is asking the transport unions to come to the negotiating table instead of indiscriminately raising bus fares. Vice President Rafael Alburquerque repeated his pleas to the bus unions to get back to talks. Ignacio Ditren, acting as spokesperson for the OMSA bus company, said that a meeting will be set up in order to discuss the options available to the bus unions. Meanwhile, he asked that the fares be left the same.
Diario Libre writes that the transport sector will meet with President Leonel Fernandez after his return from Europe on 9 June.
The Fenatrano bus union run by Juan Hubieres said that his buses would raise fares to RD$20 for public taxis and RD$35 for inter-urban routes from tomorrow unless the government can come up with some type of agreement.
Industry and Commerce Minister Melanio Paredes argued against the fare increase, saying that during the last four weeks the government has absorbed the rise in fuel prices and has subsidized more than two million gallons of fuel per month, which totals 67% of the sector's demands. Unatrafin, Asetran, Conatra and Mochotran transport unions will not raise their fares yet.
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Diario Libre writes that the transport sector will meet with President Leonel Fernandez after his return from Europe on 9 June.
The Fenatrano bus union run by Juan Hubieres said that his buses would raise fares to RD$20 for public taxis and RD$35 for inter-urban routes from tomorrow unless the government can come up with some type of agreement.
Industry and Commerce Minister Melanio Paredes argued against the fare increase, saying that during the last four weeks the government has absorbed the rise in fuel prices and has subsidized more than two million gallons of fuel per month, which totals 67% of the sector's demands. Unatrafin, Asetran, Conatra and Mochotran transport unions will not raise their fares yet.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#4)